Where does “βάρβαρος” come from?

βάρβαρος (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

βάρβαρος (Greek): barbarian; barbarous, barbaric, uncivilised

Definitions

  1. barbarian; barbarous, barbaric, uncivilised

Ancestry of “βάρβαρος”, step by step

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

Words derived from “βάρβαρος”

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