Where does “סטופּע” come from?

סטופּע (Yiddish) comes from Russian сту́па, from Proto-Slavic stǫpa, from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ — to stand still.

סטופּע (Yiddish): wooden mortar

Definitions

  1. wooden mortar

Ancestry of “סטופּע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсту́паmortar (a hollow vessel used to grind ingredients with a pestle)
2Proto-Slavicstǫpamortar, a vessel where ingredients are ground;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ‑to stand still
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Slavic stǫpa →Every word from Russian сту́па →