Where does “ӏупэлэн” come from?

ӏупэлэн (Adyghe) comes from West Circassian ӏупэ, from Adyghe пэ-.

ӏупэлэн (Adyghe): lipstick

Definitions

  1. lipstick

Ancestry of “ӏупэлэн”, step by step

ӏупэлэн traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Circassian ӏупэ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianӏупэlip
2Adygheпэ-

via West Circassian лэн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Circassianлэнto color, to paint
Every word from Adyghe пэ-Every word from West Circassian ӏупэ