Where does “hopi” come from?
hopi (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch hoop, from Middle Dutch hôop, from Old Dutch hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
hopi (Papiamentu): much; many; a lot of
Ancestry of “hopi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | hoop | A hope, aspiration, wish; A pile, heap, stack; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hôop | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hōp | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |