Where does “покупаться” come from?
покупаться (Russian) comes from Russian покупа́ть, from Russian купи́ть, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
покупаться (Russian): to sell; passive of покупа́ть; to have a bathe,...
Definitions
- to sell; passive of покупа́ть; to have a bathe,...
Ancestry of “покупаться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | покупа́ть | to bathe; to buy |
| 2 | Russian | купи́ть | to buy, to purchase |
| 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- | — |