Where does “rupjums” come from?
rupjums (Latvian) comes from Latvian rupjš, from Latvian rupus, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-, from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
rupjums (Latvian): coarseness, roughness (the quality of that which...
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- coarseness, roughness (the quality of that which...
Ancestry of “rupjums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | rupjš | coarse, rough; coarse; rough |
| 2 | Latvian | rupus | accusative plural masculine form of rups |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |