Where does “tapas” come from?
Tapas comes from Sanskrit तप्, which derives from Proto-Indo-European tep-, ultimately from the root deh₂- meaning to warm or heat.
tapas (English): A variety of Spanish small food items or snacks,...
Definitions
- A variety of Spanish small food items or snacks,...
Ancestry of “tapas”, step by step
tapas traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English tapa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tapa | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from... |
| 2 | Spanish | tapa | lid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover |
| 3 | Gothic | tappa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Sanskrit तप्
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | तप् | heat, be hot |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tep- | to be warm, be hot |
via Spanish tapas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tapas | plural of tapa; Dough for making empanadas |