Where does “upupa” come from?

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

upupa (Latin): hoopoe

Definitions

  1. hoopoe

Ancestry of “upupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonuppaabove
2Old Norseáriver; Alternative form of ær; on
3Proto-Norseᚨᚾon
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “upupa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →