Where does “cepu” come from?

cepu (Malay) comes from Tamil செப்பு, from Proto-Indo-European kep-.

cepu (Malay): a round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc

Definitions

  1. a round-lidded vessel made out of silver or wood etc. to store betel, tobacco, gambier etc

Ancestry of “cepu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilசெப்புto say, speak, declare, tell
2Proto-Indo-Europeankep-—

Words derived from “cepu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kep- →Every word from Tamil செப்பு →