Where does “kȕpiti” come from?
kȕpiti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kupiti, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.
kȕpiti (Serbo-Croatian): to buy, purchase
Definitions
- to buy, purchase
Ancestry of “kȕpiti”, step by step
kȕpiti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic kupiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | kupiti | to pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 4 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |
via Slavic *kupiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slavic | *kupiti | — |