Where does “tapa-olhos” come from?

tapa-olhos (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese tapa, from Gothic tappa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapa-olhos (Portuguese): a slap

Definitions

  1. a slap

Ancestry of “tapa-olhos”, step by step

tapa-olhos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapaslap; argument without a replica; discrete...
2Gothictappa
3Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Portuguese olhos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseolhos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-