Where does “tapa” come from?

tapa (Spanish) comes from Gothic tappa, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapa (Spanish): lid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover

Definitions

  1. lid, cap; the bottom of a shoe's heel; cover

Ancestry of “tapa”, step by step

tapa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic tappa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothictappa—
2Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via Tagalog tapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogtapajerked meat; jerky especially beef or pork
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*tapato smoke fish or meat for preservation
3Proto-Austronesian*Capato smoke fish or meat for preservation

via Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic𐍄𐌰𐍀𐍀𐌰—

Words derived from “tapa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →