Where does “kulpa” come from?

kulpa (Esperanto) comes from Latin culpa, from Proto-Italic kʷolpā, from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

kulpa (Esperanto): guilty

Definitions

  1. guilty

Ancestry of “kulpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculpafault, defect; blame, guilt; crime
2Proto-Italickʷolpāmistake; fault
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷolp-eh₂bend, turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “kulpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷelp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷolp-eh₂ →