βάρκα
Greek (Cypriot)
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) small boat or launch, dinghy
Etymology
Inherited from βάρκα derived from Latin barca, *bārica, bāris (Egyptian shallow wide flat-bottomed river boat) derived from Ancient Greek βᾶρις (type of boat used in Egypt) derived from Demotic br derived from Egyptian bꜣjr (transport ship, type of fish).
Origin
Egyptian
bꜣjr
Gloss
transport ship, type of fish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *barga Latin
- *barica Latin
- *bārica Latin
- barca Latin
- barica Latin
- baris Latin
- bāris Latin
- barca Italian
- barque French
- barco Spanish, Castilian
- βάρις Ancient Greek
- βᾶρις Ancient Greek
- barco Portuguese
- barka Polish
- bark Norwegian Nynorsk
- bárka Czech
- barge Old French
- βαρκάρης Greek (modern)
- varkë Albanian
- barque Middle French
- barca Old Portuguese
- bꜣjr Egyptian
- varcã Aromanian
- bartga Romansh
- barcje Friulian
- barca Old Occitan
- ⲃⲁⲁⲣⲉ Coptic
- ⲃⲁⲣⲓ Coptic
- barca Old Spanish
- barcarola Venetian
- βάρκα gkm
- buarca Dalmatian
- barka Ladino
- br Demotic
- barca Aragonese