Where does “barnaż” come from?

barnaż (Maltese) comes from Arabic برنس, from Arabic بُرْنُس, from Ancient Greek βίρρος, from Latin birrus, from Gaulish birros, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

barnaż (Maltese): to wear a hood, a cowl

Definitions

  1. to wear a hood, a cowl

Ancestry of “barnaż”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبرنسcalotte; burnoose, cloak; to dress in a burnoose
2Arabicبُرْنُسburnoose
3Ancient Greekβίρροςtype of cloak or mantle
4Latinbirrushooded coat; hooded cape
5Gaulishbirros—
6Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Gaulish birros →Every word from Latin birrus →