Where does “rūpīgs” come from?
rūpīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian rūpe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rūpīgs (Latvian): caring, providing; careful, attentive
Definitions
- caring, providing; careful, attentive
Ancestry of “rūpīgs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | rūpe | worries, concern undesirable, unpleasant situation or condition which one tolerates or seeks to prevent; the feelings, mental states and thoughts generated by such situations or conditions |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rūp- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |