Why was barley called barley?
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The name of pearl barley porridge, the word "pearl barley", has an interesting linguistic history, going from the root "PER" and even the root formed only by consonants - "PR". From it comes a large number of words, such as "shove", "burst", "bulge". Accordingly, adjectives like "pearl barley", "first". The essence of the meaning lies in the strong, multiple increase, swelling of pearl barley during its preparation.
Those connoisseurs who claim that the name of porridge comes from the word "pearl" - "pearl", do not take into account that it is unlikely that commoners had the opportunity to contemplate pearls and compare it with porridge that makes up the daily diet. The linguistic background of the word is based on less fantasy elements and is described, by the way, in old scientific works.
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