Where does “rapa” come from?

rapa (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *rapa, from Proto-Germanic drabaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

rapa (Ingrian): mud; slush

Definitions

  1. mud; slush

Ancestry of “rapa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*rapa—
2Proto-Germanicdrabazdregs
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrobʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrobʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drabaz →