Where does “dupe” come from?
dupe (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dupę, from Proto-Slavic dupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewp-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
dupe (Serbo-Croatian): ass
Ancestry of “dupe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | dupę | Alternative form of *dupa |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dupa | hole |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | daupāˀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowp-eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewp- | Alternative form of *dʰewbʰ-; deep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “dupe”