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Where does “Barbara” come from?
Barbara (Polish) comes from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
Ancestry of “Barbara”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Ancient Greek
βάρβαρος
non-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
2
Proto-Indo-European
balb-
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Words derived from “Barbara”
Basia
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