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Where does “omdhivarva” come from?

omdhivarva (Cornish) comes from Cornish divarva, from Cornish barv, from Proto-Brythonic barv, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

omdhivarva (Cornish): to shave one's beard off

Definitions

  1. to shave one's beard off

Ancestry of “omdhivarva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdivarvato shave
2Cornishbarvbeard
3Proto-Brythonicbarv—
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba—
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
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