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Where does “pípa” come from?

pípa (Old Irish) comes from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

Ancestry of “pípa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpipapipe
2LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “pípa”

  • píobaire
  • píb
  • píobán
  • píbdhubh
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