Where does “barabara” come from?
barabara (Kikuyu) comes from Swahili barabara, from Persian برابر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
barabara (Kikuyu): road
Definitions
- road
Ancestry of “barabara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swahili | barabara | road; proper, correct, exactly right; exactly,... |
| 2 | Persian | برابر | equal |
| 3 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭣𐭬 | up, on, over |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *upári | above, over |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upári | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upári | above, over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |