Where does “raps” come from?
raps (Crimean Tatar) comes from German Raps, from Latin rāpa, from Latin rāpum, from Proto-Indo-European rap-.
raps (Crimean Tatar): rape
Ancestry of “raps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Raps | rapeseed; plural of Rap |
| 2 | Latin | rāpa | — |
| 3 | Latin | rāpum | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | rap- | — |