Where does “Bârsău de Sus” come from?

Bârsău de Sus (Romanian) comes from Romanian Bârsău, from Hungarian Borszó, from Proto-Austronesian beRek, from English barrack, from French baraqué, from Spanish barraca, from Catalan barraca, from Catalan barra — to pierce; to strike; brown.

Ancestry of “Bârsău de Sus”, step by step

Bârsău de Sus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian Bârsău

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianBârsău
2HungarianBorszó
3Proto-AustronesianbeRek
4EnglishbarrackA building for soldiers, especially within a...
5Frenchbaraquébuff, yoked, beefy; past participle of baraquer
6Spanishbarracabarrack; tent, hut; storage shed
7Catalanbarracahut, tent; storage shed; market stall
8Catalanbarrabar; loaf; jawbone, mandible
9Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
10Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
11Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown

via Romanian de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandefrom; of; by
2Latinof; concerning; about
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via Romanian sus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansusup
2Latinsursumabove; upwards, up
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
5Proto-Italicwertōto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH-
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