Did not the word "barbaros" derive from the persians shouting "go go!"?
"bar bar bar!"
Something like that.. and then the words stuck to the Greek literary memory.
I can not confirm this, but I did read it somewhere. It sounds plausible..
Re: EB literally?
Did not the word "barbaros" derive from the persians shouting "go go!"?
"bar bar bar!"
Something like that.. and then the words stuck to the Greek literary memory.
I can not confirm this, but I did read it somewhere. It sounds plausible..
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