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Where does “барка” come from?

барка (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian barca, from Latin Barca, from Latin bārica, from Latin bāris, from Ancient Greek βᾶρις, from Coptic ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ, from Demotic br, from Egyptian bꜣjr — a type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Ancestry of “барка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbarcaboat; skiff; sheaf
2LatinBarca—
3Latinbārica—
4Latinbāris—
5Ancient Greekβᾶριςflat-bottomed boat, used in Egypt; farmhouse,...
6Copticⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉboat, barge
7Demoticbr—
8Egyptianbꜣjra type of ship used for traveling or transporting...

Words derived from “барка”

  • барчица
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