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
- a well; a hole dug in the ground as a source of...
Ancestry of “कूप”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kúHpas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kúHpas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kúHp-o-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kuHp- | water vessel; water vessel; hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kew- | to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent |