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Where does “קופדא” come from?

קופדא (Aramaic) comes from Ancient Greek κοπάδιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

קופדא (Aramaic): porcupine, hedgehog; cutlet, chop; long staff

Definitions

  1. porcupine, hedgehog; cutlet, chop; long staff

Ancestry of “קופדא”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκοπάδιονAlternative spelling of κόπαιον
2Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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