Where does “barnuż” come from?

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

barnuż (Maltese): hood, cowl

Definitions

  1. hood, cowl

Ancestry of “barnuż”, step by step

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