Where does “fariña” come from?

fariña (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese farinna, from Latin farīna, from Latin far, from Proto-Italic *fars, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

fariña (Galician): flour; blow, snow

Definitions

  1. flour; blow, snow

Ancestry of “fariña”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefarinna—
2Latinfarīnaground corn, flour, meal
3Latinfarspelt; coarse meal; grits
4Proto-Italic*farsflour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “fariña”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Italic *fars →Every word from Latin far →