Where does “rūpe” come from?

rūpe (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

rūpe (Latvian): 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

Definitions

  1. 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

Ancestry of “rūpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicrūp-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

Words derived from “rūpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rūp- →