Where does “upupo” come from?

upupo (Ido) comes from Esperanto upupo, from Latin upupa, from Old Saxon uppa, from Old Norse á, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

upupo (Ido): hoopoe

Definitions

  1. hoopoe

Ancestry of “upupo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoupupohoopoe
2Latinupupahoopoe
3Old Saxonuppaabove
4Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
5Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾ →