Where does “tapial” come from?

tapial (Spanish) comes from Spanish tapia, from Proto-Germanic tappô, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tapial (Spanish): rammed earth

Definitions

  1. rammed earth

Ancestry of “tapial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtapiaadobe; adobe brick; wall made of adobe bricks
2Proto-Germanictappôplug; tap
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tappô →
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