Where does “zapa” come from?

zapa (Galician) comes from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

zapa (Galician): bung hole of a barrel; bung of a barrel; trapdoor

Definitions

  1. bung hole of a barrel; bung of a barrel; trapdoor

Ancestry of “zapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
3Proto-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 →