Where does “откупиться” come from?

откупиться (Russian) comes from Russian откупи́ть, from Russian купи́ть, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

откупиться (Russian): to ransom oneself

Definitions

  1. to ransom oneself

Ancestry of “откупиться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоткупи́тьto buy up
2Russianкупи́тьto buy, to purchase
3Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →
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