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Where does “कूप” come from?

कूप (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kúHpas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kúHpas, from Proto-Indo-European kúHp-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kuHp-, from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.

कूप (Sanskrit): a well; a hole dug in the ground as a source of...

Definitions

  1. a well; a hole dug in the ground as a source of...

Ancestry of “कूप”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryankúHpas—
2Proto-Indo-IraniankúHpas—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankúHp-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuHp-water vessel; water vessel; hollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeankew-to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent

Words derived from “कूप”

  • కూపము
  • কুঁৱা
  • कुहा
  • kuí
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