Where does “barja” come from?
barja (Crimean Tatar) comes from Russian баржа, from French barge, from Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barga, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barja (Crimean Tatar): barge
Definitions
- barge
Ancestry of “barja”, step by step
barja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian баржа
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | баржа | barge |
| 2 | French | barge | nuts, bananas; barge; godwit |
| 3 | Old French | barge | boat |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 5 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 6 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 7 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 9 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 10 | Demotic | br | — |
| 11 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |