Where does “шупа” come from?
шупа (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Schuppen, from German schopf, from Middle High German schopf, from Old High German scuft, from Proto-Germanic skuftą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewp- — tuft, cluster, hair on the head.
шупа (Serbo-Croatian): shed
Ancestry of “шупа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Schuppen | shed; plural of Schuppe |
| 2 | German | schopf | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | schopf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scuft | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuftą | a bundle, hair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewp- | tuft, cluster, hair on the head |