Where does “hyp” come from?
hyp (Albanian) comes from Albanian hip, from Proto-Albanian skūpa, from Proto-Indo-European skewbʰ- — to push.
hyp (Albanian): I get on, ride, straddle; I rise, go up, climb...
Definitions
- I get on, ride, straddle; I rise, go up, climb...
Ancestry of “hyp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | hip | I get on, ride, straddle; I rise, go up, climb... |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | skūpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skewbʰ- | to push |