The word "bar" like in baro-meter in Greek means heavy and connected to gravity. In Hindi it would be "bhar" and in Sanskrit, it would be "bhaar-yukt" As you go into the western countries, the aspiration, "h" is often confused.
The word for gravity is connected with "grab". In Sanskrit it is "grah" for Planet, which is in grab of gravity. And Sanskrit word "garbh" meaning womb means something held and take care of by surrounding, e,g., womb.
