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Where does “nakupljati” come from?

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

nakupljati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of nàkupiti

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of nàkupiti

Ancestry of “nakupljati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiannàkupiti—
2Serbo-Croatiankȕpiti—
3Proto-Slavickupitito pile, to gather in one place; to buy, to trade
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →