Where does “kupec” come from?

kupec (Hungarian) comes from Slovak kupec, from Proto-Slavic kupьcь, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

kupec (Hungarian): a merchant of domestic animals (particularly horses, cattle or pigs)

Definitions

  1. a merchant of domestic animals (particularly horses, cattle or pigs)

Ancestry of “kupec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakkupecmerchant, trader
2Proto-Slavickupьcьtrader, buyer
3Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “kupec”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →