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Where does “ceiniog baladr” come from?

ceiniog baladr (Welsh) comes from Welsh paladr, from Proto-Celtic kʷalatros.

ceiniog baladr (Welsh): a spear penny, a fine under medieval Welsh law...

Definitions

  1. a spear penny, a fine under medieval Welsh law...

Ancestry of “ceiniog baladr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpaladrspear shaft; spear, pike, lance; column, pillar,...
2Proto-Celtickʷalatros—
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