Where does “rzepa” come from?

rzepa (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic rěpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic rēpā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)rāp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)rā́ps — turnip, rape, cabbage.

rzepa (Polish): turnip; genitive singular of rzep

Definitions

  1. turnip; genitive singular of rzep

Ancestry of “rzepa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrěpaturnip, rape
2Proto-Balto-Slavicrēpā́ˀ
3Proto-Indo-European(s)rāp-éh₂
4Proto-Indo-European(s)rā́psturnip, rape, cabbage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)rā́psEvery word from Proto-Indo-European (s)rāp-éh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic rēpā́ˀ
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