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Where does “carbad” come from?

carbad (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish carpat, from Proto-Celtic karbantos — chariot; wagon.

carbad (Scottish Gaelic): carriage, coach, chariot; carriage, wagon;...

Definitions

  1. carriage, coach, chariot; carriage, wagon;...

Ancestry of “carbad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcarpatchariot
2Proto-Celtickarbantoschariot; wagon
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