Where does “tyapu” come from?
tyapu (Sranan Tongo) comes from English chop, from Ukrainian Чо́п, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō, from Proto-Germanic tappô — to share, divide.
Ancestry of “tyapu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chop | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a... |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Чо́п | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 4 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 7 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |