Where does “barbar” come from?

barbar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

barbar (Norwegian Bokmål): a barbarian

Definitions

  1. a barbarian

Ancestry of “barbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “barbar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →
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