Where does “kopec” come from?
kopec (Czech) comes from Polish kopeć, from Proto-Slavic kopъtь, from Proto-Slavic -ъtь, from Proto-Slavic -ъtъ, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
kopec (Czech): hill
Ancestry of “kopec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | kopeć | soot, lampblack; thick, dark smoke |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kopъtь | soot; steam, fume, smoke |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ъtь | From basic roots, forms derivative nouns; From... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъtъ | From basic roots, forms onomatopoeic event nouns;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “kopec”