Where does “varvarlâc” come from?

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

varvarlâc (Romanian): barbarity

Definitions

  1. barbarity

Ancestry of “varvarlâc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvarvarbarbarian
2Greekβάρβαροςbarbarian; barbarous, barbaric, uncivilised
3Ancient Greekβάρβαροςnon-Greek-speaking, foreign; barbaric, brutal,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος →Every word from Greek βάρβαρος →
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