köken: From көтөү (kötöw, “herd; to tend to cattle”) + -се (-se, affix forming an agent noun). Cognate with Southern Altai кӱдӱчи (küdüči, “heardsman”).
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *baranъ Old Polish baran Polish baran Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Gothic -𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃 (-areis)bor. Proto-Slavic *-ařь Old Polish -arz Polish -arz Polish baraniarz From baran + -arz.
Inherited from Old French bergier, from Late Latin vervēcārius, from vervēx + -ārius. Compare Romanian berbecar, Piedmontese bërgé, Sardinian berbecarju, berbecàlgiu, berbegarzu.