Where does “lapuni” come from?
lapuni (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian lapa, from Vulgar Latin *apa, from Latin Apis, from Ancient Greek Ἄπις, from Coptic ϩⲁⲡⲉ, from Egyptian ḥp.
lapuni (Sicilian): hornet; bumble-bee; wasp
Ancestry of “lapuni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | lapa | bee |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *apa | — |
| 3 | Latin | Apis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄπις | — |
| 5 | Coptic | ϩⲁⲡⲉ | — |
| 6 | Egyptian | ḥp | — |