Where does “rzepa” come from?
rzepa (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic rěpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rēpā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)rāp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)rā́ps — turnip, rape, cabbage.
Ancestry of “rzepa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | rěpa | turnip, rape |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | rēpā́ˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)rāp-éh₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)rā́ps | turnip, rape, cabbage |