Where does “bàrba” come from?

bàrba (Ligurian) comes from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

bàrba (Ligurian): beard; uncle

Definitions

  1. beard; uncle

Ancestry of “bàrba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
2Latinfarba—
3Proto-Italicfarβābeard
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →