Where does “*happia” come from?
*happia (Vulgar Latin) comes from Frankish happja, from Proto-Germanic *hapjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European kop- — to dig; to strike, to beat.
Ancestry of “*happia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | happja | axe, hatchet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *hapjǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kop- | to dig; to strike, to beat |