Where does “potop” come from?

potop (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic потопъ, from Proto-Slavic *potopъ — deluge, flood.

potop (Romanian): deluge, flood (especially the Biblical Flood)

Definitions

  1. deluge, flood (especially the Biblical Flood)

Ancestry of “potop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпотопъflood
2Proto-Slavic*potopъdeluge, flood

Words derived from “potop”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *potopъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic потопъ →