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Where does “barbár” come from?

barbár (Hungarian) comes from German Barbar, from Latin barbarus, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbár (Hungarian): barbarian, barbaric; barbarian

Definitions

  1. barbarian, barbaric; barbarian

Ancestry of “barbár”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBarbarbarbarian
2Latinbarbarusforeign; savage; uncivilized
3Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “barbár”

  • barbárok
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →