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
Ancestry of “poblaght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | pobble | people, population, community, folk,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | popul | people; a people, tribe, nation, inhabitants of a... |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | pobl | — |
| 4 | Latin | pōpulus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |