Where does “खोप” come from?

खोप (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit गुहा, from Sanskrit गुह्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- — to hide, conceal.

खोप (Hindi): hole; cave; chasm

Definitions

  1. hole; cave; chasm

Ancestry of “खोप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुहाhiding place, cave, cavern
2Sanskritगुह्a hiding place, cave, den, lair
3Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gʰawȷ́ʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit गुह् →Every word from Sanskrit गुहा →