Where does “φάρσα” come from?

φάρσα (Greek) comes from Italian farsa, from French farce, from Old French farse, from Old French farsir, from Latin farcio, from Proto-Italic farkjō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- — to condense; to crowd together.

φάρσα (Greek): prank, practical joke; farce; hoax

Definitions

  1. prank, practical joke; farce; hoax

Ancestry of “φάρσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfarsafarce, masquerade
2Frenchfarcestuffing; farce
3Old Frenchfarse—
4Old Frenchfarsir—
5LatinfarcioI cram, stuff
6Proto-Italicfarkjōto stuff
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrekʷ-to condense; to crowd together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic farkjō →Every word from Latin farcio →