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

कूप traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan kúHpas

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

via Proto-Indo-European kēwp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankēwp-—

Words derived from “कूप”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kuHp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kúHp-o-s →