Where does “подкупа́ть” come from?
подкупа́ть (Russian) comes from Russian подкупи́ть, from Russian купи́ть, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
Ancestry of “подкупа́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | подкупи́ть | — |
| 2 | Russian | купи́ть | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kupiti | to pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 6 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
Words derived from “подкупа́ть”