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Where does “bara” come from?

bara (Irish) comes from Middle Irish bara, from Old Norse barar, from Proto-Germanic barwijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

bara (Irish): inclination, intention; barrow, cart

Definitions

  1. inclination, intention; barrow, cart

Ancestry of “bara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbarabarrow
2Old Norsebararhandbarrow, stretcher; funeral bier carried by...
3Proto-Germanicbarwijǭbier; stretcher; barrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “bara”

  • burra
  • díbharraigh
  • barra
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