Where does “goban” come from?

goban (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gob, from Old Irish gop, from Proto-Celtic gobbos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

goban (Scottish Gaelic): plural of gob

Definitions

  1. plural of gob

Ancestry of “goban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgobbill, beak, nib, tip; point; mouth
2Old Irishgop—
3Proto-Celticgobbosmouth, muzzle, snout, beak; muzzle, snout;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gobbos →Every word from Old Irish gop →