Where does “μπαρμπα-” come from?

μπαρμπα- (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek μπάρμπας, from Italian barba, from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “μπαρμπα-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekμπάρμπας
2Italianbarbabeard; root, rootlet; barb
3Medieval Latinbarbaspaternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of...
4Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
5Latinfarba
6Proto-Italicfarβābeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba
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