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Where does “pobal” come from?

pobal (Irish) comes from Old Irish popul, from Proto-Brythonic pobl, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pobal (Irish): people; community; parish; congregation;...

Definitions

  1. people; community; parish; congregation;...

Ancestry of “pobal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpopulpeople; a people, tribe, nation, inhabitants of a...
2Proto-Brythonicpobl—
3Latinpōpulus—
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “pobal”

  • poblachtachas
  • poblacht
  • pobalbhreith
  • poblachtánach
  • poblachtánachas
  • pobalscoil
  • poblachtach
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