Where does “bara” come from?

bara (Istriot) comes from Medieval Latin barbas, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

bara (Istriot): uncle

Definitions

  1. uncle

Ancestry of “bara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbarbaspaternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of...
2Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
3Latinfarba
4Proto-Italicfarβābeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂Every word from Proto-Italic farβāEvery word from Latin farba