Where does “купа” come from?

купа (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic купа, from Proto-Slavic kupa, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

купа (Ukrainian): heap, pile; group, mass, crowd

Definitions

  1. heap, pile; group, mass, crowd

Ancestry of “купа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкупа—
2Proto-Slavickupaheap, pile
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keup- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kupa →