Where does “bărbălaie” come from?

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

bărbălaie (Romanian): big beard

Definitions

  1. big beard

Ancestry of “bărbălaie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianbarbăbeard; chin
2Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
3Latinfarba—
4Proto-Italicfarβābeard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →