Where does “varvar” come from?

varvar (Romanian) comes from Greek βάρβαρος, from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

varvar (Romanian): barbarian

Definitions

  1. barbarian

Ancestry of “varvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekβάρβαροςbarbarian; barbarous, barbaric, uncivilised
2Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—

Words derived from “varvar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Greek βάρβαρος →