Where does “ਰੂਬਰੂ” come from?
ਰੂਬਰੂ (Punjabi) comes from Persian روبرو, from Persian به, from Persian گل, from French gaule, from Middle French gaule, from Old French gaule, from Frankish Walhaland, from Frankish Walha — wet, damp.
ਰੂਬਰੂ (Punjabi): face to face
Definitions
- face to face
Ancestry of “ਰੂਬਰੂ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Persian | روبرو | face-to-face |
| 2 | Persian | به | API •; expresses the indirect object: to; for;... |
| 3 | Persian | گل | rose; flower; the core of a watermelon |
| 4 | French | gaule | pole; fishing pole; boner |
| 5 | Middle French | gaule | Gaul (former name of France) |
| 6 | Old French | gaule | — |
| 7 | Frankish | Walhaland | Gaul, Land of the Romans, foreigners |
| 8 | Frankish | Walha | foreigners, Romans, Celts |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | walhaz | foreigner, non-Germanic person |
| 10 | Latin | Volcae | a Gallic tribal confederation; name of a Celtic... |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | wolkos | hawk |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |