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Where does “kopa” come from?

kopa (Czech) comes from Old Czech kopa, from Proto-Slavic kǫpa, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

kopa (Czech): heap, pile; sixty, threescore

Definitions

  1. heap, pile; sixty, threescore

Ancestry of “kopa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechkopaheap, pile; sixty, threescore; burden
2Proto-Slavickǫpatassel
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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