Where does “balbh” come from?
balbh (Irish) comes from Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.
balbh (Irish): dumb; inarticulate; dull
Ancestry of “balbh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | balb | dumb, silent; stammering, inarticulate,... |
| 2 | Latin | balbus | stammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | balb- | — |