Where does “doupě” come from?

doupě (Czech) comes from Old Czech dúpě, from Proto-Slavic dupę, from Proto-Slavic dupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

doupě (Czech): lair

Definitions

  1. lair

Ancestry of “doupě”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdúpěhole
2Proto-SlavicdupęAlternative form of *dupa
3Proto-Slavicdupahole
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaupāˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰowp-eh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewp-Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp- →