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Where does “купю́ра” come from?

купю́ра (Russian) comes from French coupure, from French couper, from Old French coper, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

купю́ра (Russian): a banknote

Definitions

  1. a banknote

Ancestry of “купю́ра”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoupurethe act or result of cutting; a cut;...
2Frenchcouperto cut, cut up, to chop, to sever; to cut off, to...
3Old Frenchcoperto cut
4Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
5Latin-āre—
6Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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