Where does “barera” come from?

barera (Tagalog) comes from Spanish barrera, from Spanish barra, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barera (Tagalog): tollgate

Definitions

  1. tollgate

Ancestry of “barera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbarrerabarrier
2Spanishbarrabar, rod; bar; slash
3Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
4Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
5Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →