Where does “küp” come from?

küp (Turkish) comes from French cube, from Latin cubus, from Ancient Greek κύβος — square; cube; die, dice.

küp (Turkish): large earthenware jug with a narrow neck

Definitions

  1. large earthenware jug with a narrow neck

Ancestry of “küp”, step by step

küp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French cube

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcubecube; third-grader; cubic
2LatincubusA mass, quantity; A cube
3Ancient Greekκύβοςsquare; cube; die, dice

via Ottoman Turkish كوپ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishكوپlarge earthenware jug or jar with a narrow neck, used to store food or liquids
2Proto-Turkic*küp—

Words derived from “küp”

Every word from Ancient Greek κύβος →Every word from Latin cubus →Every word from French cube →