Where does “mapu” come from?

mapu (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian mapa, from German mappe, from Medieval Latin [[mappa]] [[mundī]], from Latin mappa — napkin; starting signal; map.

mapu (Lower Sorbian): accusative singular of mapa; instrumental...

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of mapa; instrumental...

Ancestry of “mapu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianmapaportfolio, folder
2Germanmappeportfolio case; collection
3Medieval Latin[[mappa]] [[mundī]]—
4Latinmappanapkin; starting signal; map
Every word from Latin mappa →Every word from Medieval Latin [[mappa]] [[mundī]] →Every word from German mappe →