Where does “kawp-” come from?

kawp- (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian kawp-, from Proto-Indo-European kwep- — to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor.

Ancestry of “kawp-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniankawp-
2Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kwep-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kawp-
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