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Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *wäp- (compare Tocharian A wäp-), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”), also the ultimate root of Old English wefan (whence English weave), Sanskrit उभ्नाति (ubhnāti, “entwine”), Persian بافتن (bâftan), Ancient Greek ὑφαίνω (huphaínō, “weave”), Albanian venj.
Verb
wāp-
- to weave