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Where does “poball” come from?

poball (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish popul, from Proto-Brythonic pobl, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

poball (Scottish Gaelic): people, community; tribe; congregation

Definitions

  1. people, community; tribe; congregation

Ancestry of “poball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishpopulpeople; a people, tribe, nation, inhabitants of a...
2Proto-Brythonicpobl—
3Latinpōpulus—
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “poball”

  • poblachdas
  • poblachd
  • poblachdail
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →