Where does “výkupné” come from?
výkupné (Czech) comes from Czech výkup, from Czech vykoupit, from Czech koupit, from Old Czech kúpiti, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo.
výkupné (Czech): ransom
Definitions
- ransom
Ancestry of “výkupné”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | výkup | purchase |
| 2 | Czech | vykoupit | to ransom |
| 3 | Czech | koupit | to buy |
| 4 | Old Czech | kúpiti | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kupiti | to pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 8 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |