Where does “barku” come from?
barku (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu bárku, from Portuguese Barco, from Portuguese barca, from Catalan Barça, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
barku (Papiamentu): ship, boat
Definitions
- ship, boat
Ancestry of “barku”, step by step
barku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Kabuverdianu bárku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | bárku | ship |
| 2 | Portuguese | Barco | boat (water craft) |
| 3 | Portuguese | barca | boat; barge; barque |
| 4 | Catalan | Barça | boat a small watercraft |
| 5 | Latin | Barca | particularly a dynasty of Carthaginian leaders |
| 6 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 7 | Latin | bāris | baris |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 9 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 10 | Demotic | br | — |
| 11 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |