Where does “tapa” come from?
tapa (Portuguese) comes from Gothic tappa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.
tapa (Portuguese): slap; argument without a replica; discrete...
Definitions
- slap; argument without a replica; discrete...
Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Gothic | tappa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |