Where does “kuprinė” come from?

kuprinė (Lithuanian) comes from Esperanto kupra, from Esperanto kupro, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

kuprinė (Lithuanian): backpack

Definitions

  1. backpack

Ancestry of “kuprinė”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokupraof or relating to copper
2Esperantokuprocopper
3Latincūprumcopper (the metal)
4Latincȳprium
5Ancient GreekΚύπροςCyprus
6Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós