Where does “Barbăneagră” come from?

Barbăneagră (Romanian) comes from Romanian barbă, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

Ancestry of “Barbăneagră”, step by step

Barbăneagră traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian barbă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbarbăbeard; chin
2Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
3Latinfarba—
4Proto-Italicfarβābeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard

via Romanian negru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniannegrublack; dirty, grimy; black person
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →