Where does “Barbara” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Barbara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →
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