Where does “lepa” come from?
lepa (Polish) comes from German lippe, from Yiddish ליפּ, from Middle High German lippe, from Old High German *lippa, from Proto-Germanic *lippjō.
lepa (Polish): oaf; someone who is inept or clumsy; A smack on...
Definitions
- oaf; someone who is inept or clumsy; A smack on...
Ancestry of “lepa”, step by step
lepa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German lippe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lippe | lip |
| 2 | Yiddish | ליפּ | lip |
| 3 | Middle High German | lippe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | *lippa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *lippjō | — |
via Proto-Slavic *lěpa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *lěpa | — |