Where does “barmanka” come from?
barmanka (Czech) comes from Czech barman, from English barman, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.
barmanka (Czech): barmaid
Ancestry of “barmanka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | barman | barman, bartender |
| 2 | English | barman | A man who works in a bar |
| 3 | English | Bar | — |
| 4 | German | bär | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 6 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |