Where does “berbere” come from?

berbere (Portuguese) comes from Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

berbere (Portuguese): Berber

Definitions

  1. Berber

Ancestry of “berbere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicبَرْبَرِيّBerber
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Arabic بَرْبَرِيّ →