Where does “iskupiti” come from?

iskupiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȕpiti, from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

iskupiti (Serbo-Croatian): to ransom, to buy out, to redeem

Definitions

  1. to ransom, to buy out, to redeem

Ancestry of “iskupiti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȕpitito buy, purchase
2Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
3Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
4Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
5LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
6Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →