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Where does “barometz” come from?

barometz (English) comes from Russian бара́н, from Old East Slavic баранъ, from Proto-Slavic baranъ — ram.

barometz (English): A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant,...

Definitions

  1. A purported zoophyte, half-animal and half-plant,...

Ancestry of “barometz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбара́нram
2Old East Slavicбаранъram
3Proto-Slavicbaranъram
Every word from Proto-Slavic baranъ →