Where does “nepe” come from?

nepe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

nepe (Norwegian Bokmål): a turnip

Definitions

  1. a turnip

Ancestry of “nepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
2Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
3Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →