Where does “hăpăi” come from?

hăpăi (Romanian) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hap-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep- — to take.

hăpăi (Romanian): to eat fast and noisily

Definitions

  1. to eat fast and noisily

Ancestry of “hăpăi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-IranianHap-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ep-to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hap- →