Where does “копейка” come from?

копейка (Bulgarian) comes from Russian копе́йка, from Russian копьё, from Old East Slavic копие, from Proto-Slavic kopьje, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

копейка (Bulgarian): kopek, kopeika, kopeyka small coin worth 1/100th of the ruble, the monetary unit of Russia and formerly the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

Definitions

  1. kopek, kopeika, kopeyka small coin worth 1/100th of the ruble, the monetary unit of Russia and formerly the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union

Ancestry of “копейка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопе́йкаkopek
2Russianкопьёspear, lance, javelin
3Old East Slavicкопиеspear, javelin
4Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
5Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kopьje →