Where does “barba” come from?

barba (Sranan Tongo) comes from Portuguese barba, from Old Portuguese barba, from Latin barba, from Latin farba, from Proto-Italic farβā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ — beard.

barba (Sranan Tongo): beard

Definitions

  1. beard

Ancestry of “barba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebarbabeard
2Old Portuguesebarba—
3Latinbarbabeard; wool, down on a plant; Alternative form of...
4Latinfarba—
5Proto-Italicfarβābeard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰardʰéh₂beard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰardʰéh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic farβā →Every word from Latin farba →