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Where does “gabalos” come from?

gabalos (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic gabalos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos — fork, branch of tree.

Ancestry of “gabalos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgabalosfork, forked branch
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰabʰlosfork, branch of tree

Words derived from “gabalos”

  • javelin
  • javelineer
  • javelinist
  • gabalus
  • javelot
  • javalina
  • javelline
  • javel
  • javeline
  • javelot
  • javeline
  • gabalus
  • gabalottus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰabʰlos →