Where does “*bāra” come from?
*bāra (Ligurian) comes from Proto-West Germanic bāru, from Proto-Germanic bērō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “*bāra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bāru | stretcher, bier |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bērō | that which bears or carries; stretcher, bier |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |