Where does “berbère” come from?

berbère (French) comes from Arabic بَرْبَر, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

berbère (French): the Berber language family; Berber

Definitions

  1. the Berber language family; Berber

Ancestry of “berbère”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَرْبَر—
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “berbère”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Arabic بَرْبَر →
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