Where does “stupa” come from?

stupa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic stǫpa, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

stupa (Serbo-Croatian): A mortar; An application with a hollow vessel to...

Definitions

  1. A mortar; An application with a hollow vessel to...

Ancestry of “stupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstǫpamortar, a vessel where ingredients are ground;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpa →