Where does “barba” come from?

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

barba (Mòcheno): uncle

Definitions

uncle

Ancestry of “barba”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	barba	beard; root, rootlet; barb
2	Medieval Latin	barbas	paternal uncle; paternal uncle, the brother of...
3	Latin	barba	beard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4	Latin	farba	—
5	Proto-Italic	farβā	beard
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰardʰéh₂	beard

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →