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
Ancestry of “barja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | баржа | barge |
| 2 | French | barge | nuts, bananas; barge; godwit |
| 3 | Old French | barge | boat |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 5 | Latin | Barca | — |
| 6 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 7 | Latin | bāris | — |
| 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... |