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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpepitapepita; nugget, especially of gold or platinum
2Latinpepō—
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-—

Words derived from “pipa”

  • pipón
  • pipote
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →