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Where does “barabara” come from?

barabara (Swahili) comes from Persian برابر, from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭣𐭬, from Proto-Iranian *upári, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upári, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upári, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

barabara (Swahili): road; proper, correct, exactly right; exactly,...

Definitions

  1. road; proper, correct, exactly right; exactly,...

Ancestry of “barabara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianبرابرequal
2Middle Persian𐭬𐭣𐭬up, on, over
3Proto-Iranian*upári—
4Proto-Indo-Aryanupári—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianupáriabove, over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

Words derived from “barabara”

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