Where does “berber” come from?
berber (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
berber (Norwegian Bokmål): a Berber person
Definitions
- a Berber person
Ancestry of “berber”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | بَرْبَرِيّ | Berber |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | βάρβαρος | non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |