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Where does “Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch” come from?

Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch (German) comes from German Buntbarsch, from German Barsch, from Middle High German bars, from Old High German bars, from Proto-Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic barskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórs-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch (German): ram cichlid, "Mikrogeophagus ramirezi", a species...

Definitions

  1. ram cichlid, "Mikrogeophagus ramirezi", a species...

Ancestry of “Schmetterlingsbuntbarsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBuntbarschcichlid
2GermanBarschperch
3Middle High Germanbars—
4Old High Germanbars—
5Proto-Germanic*bars—
6Proto-Germanicbarskaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórs-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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