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Where does “бакенбарды” come from?

бакенбарды (Russian) comes from German Backenbart, from German bârt, from Middle High German bart, from Old High German bart, from Proto-West Germanic bard, from Proto-Germanic bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

бакенбарды (Russian): sideburns, side whiskers; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. sideburns, side whiskers; inflection of...

Ancestry of “бакенбарды”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBackenbartsideburns
2Germanbârt—
3Middle High Germanbart—
4Old High Germanbartbeard
5Proto-West Germanicbardbeard
6Proto-Germanicbardazbeard
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →