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Where does “carbad” come from?

carbad (Irish) comes from Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic karbantos — chariot; wagon.

carbad (Irish): chariot; Alternative form of carball

Definitions

  1. chariot; Alternative form of carball

Ancestry of “carbad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcarpatchariot
2Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon

Words derived from “carbad”

  • fo-charbad
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