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Where does “bari” come from?

bari (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese varrer, from Old Portuguese varrer, from Latin verrere, from Latin verro, from Proto-Indo-European wers-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

bari (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to wipe; to sweep

Definitions

  1. to wipe; to sweep

Ancestry of “bari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevarrerto sweep; to devastate or expel something...
2Old Portuguesevarrer—
3Latinverrerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4LatinverroI scrape, sweep out or up, brush, scour, clean...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwers-to wipe; peak, height
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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