Where does “tapas” come from?

tapas (Finnish) comes from Spanish tapas, from Spanish tapa, from Gothic tappa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapas (Finnish): An individual item of tapas; mostly used in...

Definitions

  1. An individual item of tapas; mostly used in...

Ancestry of “tapas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtapasplural of tapa; Dough for making empanadas
2Spanishtapalid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover
3Gothictappa—
4Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →