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Where does “芭芭拉” come from?

芭芭拉 (Chinese) comes from English barbara, from Latin barbara, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

Ancestry of “芭芭拉”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarbaraA syllogism in which all three propositions are...
2Latinbarbaraa wild, savage, cruel, barbarous, shameless, or...
3Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
4Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
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