noun · masculine
barrum
*barrum m (plural *barrōs)
Meaning
- Proto Ibero Romancemasculinereconstructionclay, mud
Origins
From Paleo-Hispanic, possibly Celtic or Celtiberian (compare Scottish Gaelic bròchlaid (“trash, dregs, farrago”)). The Romanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch says that it is of Iberian origin, and it has also been connected to Proto-Slavic *bara (“pond, puddle, swamp”), which see for further discussion and cognates. Possibly connected with *barra (“barrier”).
Old Galician-Portuguese
- Portuguesebarro
- Galicianbarro
Old Navarro-Aragonese
- Occitanbardfrom Aragonese bardo
Elsewhere
- Spanishbarrofrom Old Spanish barro
- Ladinobarrofrom Old Spanish barro
- Ladinoבארוfrom Old Spanish barro
- Ladinobarofrom Old Spanish barro
- Ladinobarufrom Old Spanish barro
Old Leonese
- Asturianbarru