Where does “bârâi” come from?

bârâi (Romanian) comes from Romanian bâr, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją.

bârâi (Romanian): to nag

Definitions

  1. to nag

Ancestry of “bârâi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbârbar establishment
2FrenchbarA bar; A bass
3EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
4Germanbär
5Middle High Germanbërbear
6Old High GermanberiA berry
7Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
8Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic bazją