Where does “баржа” come from?
баржа (Russian) comes from French barge, from Old French barge, from Vulgar Latin barga, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...
баржа (Russian): barge
Ancestry of “баржа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | barge | nuts, bananas; barge; godwit |
| 2 | Old French | barge | boat |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | barga | — |
| 4 | Latin | Barca | — |
| 5 | Latin | bārica | — |
| 6 | Latin | bāris | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βᾶρις | flat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,... |
| 8 | Coptic | ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ | boat, barge |
| 9 | Demotic | br | — |
| 10 | Egyptian | bꜣjr | a type of ship used for traveling or transporting... |