Where does “Bărăști” come from?
Bărăști (English) comes from Romanian Bărăști, from Romanian bara, from French barré, from Middle French barre, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Ancestry of “Bărăști”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Bărăști | — |
| 2 | Romanian | bara | to bar; to block |
| 3 | French | barré | past participle of barrer; barred; bendy... |
| 4 | Middle French | barre | bar |
| 5 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 7 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |