Where does “chepechepe” come from?

chepechepe (Swahili) comes from Middle English chepe, from Middle English chapien, from Old English cēap, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

chepechepe (Swahili): soggy, swampy

Definitions

  1. soggy, swampy

Ancestry of “chepechepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishchepe—
2Middle Englishchapien—
3Old Englishcēapcattle, purchase, sale, traffic, business,...
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

Words derived from “chepechepe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →