Where does “pobla” come from?

pobla (Cornish) comes from Cornish pobel, from Middle Welsh pobyl, from Proto-Brythonic pobl, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pobla (Cornish): to populate

Definitions

  1. to populate

Ancestry of “pobla”, step by step

pobla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish pobel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishpobelpeople
2Middle Welshpobyl—
3Proto-Brythonicpoblpeople
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via Cornish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishaMarks the following verb to the preceding...
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic pobl →