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Where does “bārā” come from?

bārā (Proto-Albanian) comes from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

Ancestry of “bārā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot

Words derived from “bārā”

  • borës
  • Bora
  • zborë
  • zborak
  • Borbardha
  • borë
  • bors
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