Where does “poplu” come from?

poplu (Maltese) comes from Sicilian pòpulu, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

poplu (Maltese): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “poplu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianpòpulupeople
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Sicilian pòpulu →