Where does “baro” come from?

baro (Tagalog) comes from Malay baju, from Classical Malay باجو, from Classical Persian بازو, from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢, from Proto-Iranian baHjúh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰaHȷ́ʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus — arm.

baro (Tagalog): clothing; wearing apparel

Definitions

  1. clothing; wearing apparel

Ancestry of “baro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaybajushirt; top
2Classical Malayباجو
3Classical Persianبازو
4Old Persian𐎲𐎠𐏀𐎢
5Proto-IranianbaHjúh
6Proto-Indo-IranianbʰaHȷ́ʰúšarm
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰāǵʰusarm

Words derived from “baro

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰāǵʰus
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