Where does “balbh” come from?

balbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish balb, from Latin balbus, from Proto-Indo-European balb-.

balbh (Scottish Gaelic): mute, dumb; silent, still

Definitions

  1. mute, dumb; silent, still

Ancestry of “balbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbalbdumb, silent; stammering, inarticulate,...
2Latinbalbusstammering, stuttering; lisping; fumbling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbalb-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European balb- →Every word from Latin balbus →Every word from Old Irish balb →
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