Where does “сапа” come from?

сапа (Russian) comes from French sape, from Old French sappe, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

сапа (Russian): sap; genitive singular of сап

Definitions

  1. sap; genitive singular of сап

Ancestry of “сапа”, step by step

сапа traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French sape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsapea small scythe; hoe, mattock; fashion, style
2Old Frenchsappe—
3Latinsappaa sort of mattock

via Arabic صَفَاء

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصَفَاء—

Words derived from “сапа”

Every word from Latin sappa →Every word from Old French sappe →Every word from French sape →