Where does “bărbăție” come from?

bărbăție (Romanian) comes from Romanian ie, from German Ja, from Middle High German ja, from Old High German jā, from Proto-West Germanic jā, from Proto-Germanic ja, from Proto-Indo-European yē — already.

bărbăție (Romanian): virility, masculinity; courage; manhood

Definitions

  1. virility, masculinity; courage; manhood

Ancestry of “bărbăție”, step by step

bărbăție traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianietraditional Romanian embroidered blouse; the...
2GermanJaa yes
3Middle High Germanja—
4Old High Germanjā—
5Proto-West Germanicjāyes; thus, so
6Proto-Germanicjayes; thus, so
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyēalready

via Romanian bărbat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbărbatman
2Latinbarbātusbearded
3Proto-Italicfarβātosbearded
4Proto-Italicfarðātos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂tosbearded
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yē →Every word from Proto-Germanic ja →Every word from Proto-West Germanic jā →