Where does “Бар” come from?
Бар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian ба̀рем, from Persian باری, from Persian بار, from French bar, from English Bar, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri.
Ancestry of “Бар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | ба̀рем | — |
| 2 | Persian | باری | anyhow; well, so |
| 3 | Persian | بار | present stem form of باریدن; burden, load,... |
| 4 | French | bar | A bar; A bass |
| 5 | English | Bar | — |
| 6 | German | bär | — |
| 7 | Middle High German | bër | — |
| 8 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |