Where does “Barbados” come from?

Barbados (Finnish) comes from Portuguese barbados, from Portuguese barba, from Old Portuguese barba, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “Barbados”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebarbadosmasculine plural of barbado; bearded ones
2Portuguesebarbabeard
3Old Portuguesebarba
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

Words derived from “Barbados

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂