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Where does “Albu” come from?

Albu (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic albiyū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Albu (Old Irish): Britain, Scotland

Definitions

  1. Britain, Scotland

Ancestry of “Albu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticalbiyūluminous world, upper world, world; high...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “Albu”

  • Alba
  • Albain
  • Albainis
  • Alba
  • Alba Nuadh
  • Albain
  • Albin
  • Nalbin Noa
  • Albey
  • Nalbin
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