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Where does “chopa” come from?

chopa (Galician) comes from Old French eschope, from Middle Dutch schoppe, from Old Dutch skuppa, from Proto-Germanic skupjō.

chopa (Galician): small compartment aboard a boat

Definitions

  1. small compartment aboard a boat

Ancestry of “chopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencheschopesmall wooden shop
2Middle Dutchschoppespade, shovel
3Old Dutchskuppa—
4Proto-Germanicskupjō—

Words derived from “chopa”

  • chupeta
Every word from Proto-Germanic skupjō →