Where does “קופּערן” come from?
קופּערן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קופּער, from Middle High German kupfer, from Old High German kupfar, from Latin cūprum, from Latin cȳprium, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
קופּערן (Yiddish): coppern
Ancestry of “קופּערן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | קופּער | copper |
| 2 | Middle High German | kupfer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kupfar | copper |
| 4 | Latin | cūprum | — |
| 5 | Latin | cȳprium | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύπρος | Cyprus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |