Where does “puball” come from?

puball (Irish) comes from Old Irish pupall, from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

puball (Irish): tent

Definitions

  1. tent

Ancestry of “puball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpupalltent
2Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →Every word from Latin papilio →Every word from Old Irish pupall →
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