Where does “kúpac” come from?

kúpac (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kup, from English Cup, from Middle English cuppe, from Old English cuppe, from Late Latin cuppa, from Latin cūpa, from Ancient Greek κώπη, from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

kúpac (Serbo-Croatian): small pile

Definitions

  1. small pile

Ancestry of “kúpac”, step by step

kúpac traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankupcup; heap
2EnglishCupA win of a championship that is awarded a cup; A...
3Middle Englishcuppecup
4Old Englishcuppecup
5Late Latincuppadrinking vessel; barrel, cask; axle
6Latincūpatub, cask, tun, vat
7Ancient Greekκώπηa handle
8Proto-Indo-Europeankóh₂p-eh₂—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂p-to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...

via Proto-Slavic kupьcь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickupьcьtrader, buyer
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-—

via Serbo-Croatian kupati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankupatito bathe; to bathe, have a swim
2Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “kúpac”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kóh₂p-eh₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek κώπη →