Where does “ipipi” come from?

ipipi (Southern Ndebele) comes from Afrikaans pyp, from Dutch pijp, from Middle Dutch pîpe, from Old Dutch pīpa, from Proto-Germanic *pīpā, from Vulgar Latin pipa, from Latin pipo — I pip, peep.

ipipi (Southern Ndebele): pipe

Definitions

  1. pipe

Ancestry of “ipipi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanspyppipe
2Dutchpijppipe; tube
3Middle Dutchpîpe
4Old Dutchpīpaflute
5Proto-Germanic*pīpā
6Vulgar Latinpipapipe
7LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Latin pipo