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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...

Definitions

  1. coarseness, roughness (the quality of that which...

Ancestry of “rupjums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianrupjšcoarse, rough; coarse; rough
2Latvianrupusaccusative plural masculine form of rups
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire
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