Where does “pipa” come from?
pipa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pipa, from Latin pipa, from Latin pipare, from Latin pipio — chirping bird; squab; I pipe or chirp.
pipa (Galician): cask; barrel; pipe, flute; tobacco pipe
Definitions
- cask; barrel; pipe, flute; tobacco pipe
Ancestry of “pipa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | pipa | — |
| 2 | Latin | pipa | whistle, flute; pipe |
| 3 | Latin | pipare | to squeak |
| 4 | Latin | pipio | chirping bird; squab; I pipe or chirp |