Where does “rupus” come from?

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

rupus (Latvian): accusative plural masculine form of rups

Definitions

  1. accusative plural masculine form of rups

Ancestry of “rupus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rupus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- →
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