Where does “купель” come from?

купель (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic кѫпѣль, from Proto-Slavic kǫpělь — place for swimming.

купель (Russian): font; genitive plural of ку́пля

Definitions

  1. font; genitive plural of ку́пля

Ancestry of “купель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicкѫпѣльswimming; place for swimming
2Proto-Slavickǫpělьplace for swimming
Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpělь →Every word from Old Church Slavonic кѫпѣль →