Where does “pipa” come from?

pipa (Spanish) comes from Spanish pepita, from Latin pepō, from Ancient Greek πέπων, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

pipa (Spanish): pipe; barrel; gun

Definitions

  1. pipe; barrel; gun

Ancestry of “pipa”, step by step

pipa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish pepita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpepitapepita; nugget, especially of gold or platinum
2Latinpepōmelon (picked ripe)
3Ancient Greekπέπωνripe, softened; good, sweet, kind; weak, cowardly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

via Vulgar Latin pipa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpipapipe
2LatinpipoI pip, peep

Words derived from “pipa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →