Where does “supa” come from?
supa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse súpa, from Proto-Germanic sūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sewb-.
Ancestry of “supa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | súpa | to sip, drink |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sūpaną | to drink; sip; slurp; gulp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *sewb- | — |