Where does “baras” come from?
baras (Lithuanian) comes from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
baras (Lithuanian): bar
Definitions
- bar
Ancestry of “baras”, step by step
baras traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bar | A solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Malay beras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | beras | uncooked rice |
| 2 | Proto-Malayic | bəras | rice |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | bəʀas | rice |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | bəʀas | rice |
via Polish Baran
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Baran | Someone with an Aries star sign |
| 2 | Latin | ariēs | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁r-i-(e)t- | certain domestic animal; a certain domestic... |