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Where does “buarca” come from?

buarca (Dalmatian) comes from Late Latin barca, from Vulgar Latin *barica, from Classical Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

buarca (Dalmatian): boat; ship

Definitions

  1. boat; ship

Ancestry of “buarca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbarcasmall watercraft; small watercraft, barge, bark
2Vulgar Latin*barica—
3Classical Latinbāris—
4Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
5Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
6Demoticbr—
7Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
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