Where does “stǫpo” come from?

stǫpo (Polabian) comes from Proto-Slavic stǫpa, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stǫpo (Polabian): mortar

Definitions

  1. mortar

Ancestry of “stǫpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstǫpamortar, a vessel where ingredients are ground;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpa