Where does “barko” come from?
barko (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish barco, from Spanish Barça, from Old Spanish barca, from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
Ancestry of “barko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | barco | boat |
| 2 | Spanish | Barça | a small boat |
| 3 | Old Spanish | barca | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | barca | small watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *barica | — |
| 6 | Classical Latin | bāris | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 8 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 9 | Demotic | br | — |
| 10 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |