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Where does “gabulum” come from?
gabulum (Gaulish) comes from Proto-Celtic gablā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.
Ancestry of “gabulum”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
gablā
fork
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʰeh₁bʰ-
to grab, take
Words derived from “gabulum”
gabalus
javel
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