Where does “tāpaka-” come from?

tāpaka- (Proto-Iranian) comes from Proto-Iranian tap-, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

tāpaka- (Proto-Iranian): heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...

Definitions

  1. heater {{non-gloss definition|or}} baking place...

Ancestry of “tāpaka-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iraniantap-to warm up, heat; flat
2Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “tāpaka-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep-Every word from Proto-Iranian tap-