Where does “rupi” come from?

rupi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic rupi, from Proto-Germanic hreubaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreup- — scab, crust.

rupi (Finnish): scab; eschar

Definitions

  1. scab; eschar

Ancestry of “rupi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicrupiscab
2Proto-Germanichreubazrough, crusty, scabby
3Proto-Indo-Europeankreup-scab, crust

Words derived from “rupi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hreubaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rupi →
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