The ancient Greek word ?bárbaros,? from which it derives, meant ?babbler,?.In the Greek ear, speakers of a foreign tongue made unintelligible sounds (?bar bar bar?). Similar words exist in other Indo-European languages, including the Sanskrit ?barbara,? which means ?stammering.?The word ?barbarian? originated in ancient Greece and was initially used to describe all non-Greek-speaking peoples, including Persians, Egyptians, Medes and Phoenicians.
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