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Where does “pob” come from?

pob (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh pawb, from Old Welsh paup, from Proto-Brythonic pọb, from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo-.

pob (Welsh): each, every

Definitions

  1. each, every

Ancestry of “pob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshpawbeach, every; everyone, everybody
2Old Welshpaup—
3Proto-Brythonicpọb—
4Proto-Celtickʷākʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-kʷo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo- →