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Where does “poblaght” come from?

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

poblaght (Manx): republic, commonwealth

Definitions

  1. republic, commonwealth

Ancestry of “poblaght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxpobblepeople, population, community, folk,...
2Old Irishpopulpeople; a people, tribe, nation, inhabitants of a...
3Proto-Brythonicpobl—
4Latinpōpulus—
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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