Where does “подкупи́ть” come from?

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

подкупи́ть (Russian): to bribe, to suborn

Definitions

  1. to bribe, to suborn

Ancestry of “подкупи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкупи́тьto buy, to purchase
2Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “подкупи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →