Where does “cupu” come from?

cupu (Indonesian) comes from Javanese ꦕꦸꦥꦸ, from Old Javanese cupu, from Malay cepu, from Tamil செப்பு, from Proto-Indo-European kep-.

cupu (Indonesian): hole in the mortar

Definitions

  1. hole in the mortar

Ancestry of “cupu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦕꦸꦥꦸsmall box or pot
2Old Javanesecupusmall box or pot
3Malaycepua round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc
4Tamilசெப்புto say, speak, declare, tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeankep-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kep- →Every word from Tamil செப்பு →Every word from Malay cepu →