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Where does “píb” come from?

píb (Irish) comes from Old Irish pípa, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

píb (Irish): pipe; windpipe; throat, neck

Definitions

  1. pipe; windpipe; throat, neck

Ancestry of “píb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpípa—
2Vulgar Latinpipapipe
3LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “píb”

  • píbdhubh
  • píobaire
  • píobán
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