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Where does “pupall” come from?

pupall (Old Irish) comes from Latin papilio, from Proto-Indo-European pal- — to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake.

pupall (Old Irish): tent

Definitions

  1. tent

Ancestry of “pupall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpapiliobutterfly, moth; Soul of a dead person; tent
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpal-to fly; to shake, swing; to feel, touch, shake

Words derived from “pupall”

  • puball
  • pùball
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pal- →