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Where does “baar” come from?

baar (Manx) comes from Old Irish barr, from Proto-Celtic barros, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

baar (Manx): crop, yield

Definitions

  1. crop, yield

Ancestry of “baar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbarrtip, point; helmet; point; top, tip, end; crop,...
2Proto-Celticbarrostop, summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “baar”

  • fo-vaar
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