Where does “Kopel” come from?

Kopel (Polish) comes from Dutch koppel, from Old French couple, from Vulgar Latin copla, from Latin cōpula, from Latin coapula, from Latin apio, from Latin apium, from Latin Apis — the god Apis.

Ancestry of “Kopel”, step by step

Kopel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch koppel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	koppel	couple; torque
2	Old French	couple	couple; sexual liaison
3	Vulgar Latin	copla	—
4	Latin	cōpula	a bond, tie, band or other connecting item
5	Latin	coapula	—
6	Latin	apio	dative singular of apium; ablative singular of...
7	Latin	apium	parsley; celery; genitive plural of apis
8	Latin	Apis	A seaport town of Egypt situated at the borders with Marmarica
9	Ancient Greek	Ἄπις	—
10	Coptic	ϩⲁⲡⲉ	the Apis bull, a bull worshipped as a herald of the gods (first Ptah, then Osiris, then Atum)
11	Egyptian	ḥp	the god Apis

via German Koppel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Koppel	paddock; coupler

via Proto-Slavic kǫpělь

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Slavic	kǫpělь	place for swimming

Every word from Egyptian ḥp →Every word from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄπις →