Where does “ба̀рбар” come from?

ба̀рбар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek βάρβαρος, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

ба̀рбар (Serbo-Croatian): barbarian

Definitions

  1. barbarian

Ancestry of “ба̀рбар”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ба̀рбар”

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