the word apple originally come from PIE *abel/abl.
Cognatives in IE languages include
Baltic;abola
Gaulic;avallo
German;apfel
Polish;Jablko
Serb;Jabuko
Welsh;afal
the word abalone(a type of Pacific shellfish) is derived from a word related to apple
Placenames related to apple include
Appleby
Appleford
Avella,a town near Naples
Avallon, France
Monday, 9 March 2009
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