Where does “barkas” come from?
barkas (Indonesian) comes from Dutch barkas, from French barcasse, from Italian barcaccia, from Italian barca, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barkas (Indonesian): launch
Definitions
- launch
Ancestry of “barkas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | barkas | launch; largest lifeboat aboard a ship |
| 2 | French | barcasse | longboat |
| 3 | Italian | barcaccia | tub; box; longboat |
| 4 | Italian | barca | boat; skiff; sheaf |
| 5 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 6 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 7 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 9 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 10 | Demotic | br | — |
| 11 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |