Where does “sabhal” come from?
sabhal (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish saball, from Latin stabulum, from Proto-Italic *staðlom, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
sabhal (Scottish Gaelic): barn
Ancestry of “sabhal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | saball | — |
| 2 | Latin | stabulum | dwelling, habitation; stall, stable; hut |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *staðlom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |