Where does “сап” come from?

сап (Russian) comes from Proto-Turkic yap-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- — to copulate, have sex.

сап (Russian): glanders, equinia; genitive plural of са́па

Definitions

  1. glanders, equinia; genitive plural of са́па

Ancestry of “сап”, step by step

сап traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Turkic yap-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicyap-to make, create, arrange; to close
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃yebʰ-to copulate, have sex

via Arabic صَفّ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَفّ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃yebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Turkic yap- →