Where does “vykopat” come from?

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

vykopat (Czech): to dig out, to unearth

Definitions

  1. to dig out, to unearth

Ancestry of “vykopat”, step by step

vykopat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech kopat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkopatto dig; to kick
2Old Czechkopati—
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via Czech vy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvyyou
2Old Czechvyyou, ye (plural or dual, nominative)
3Proto-Slavicvyyou, ye; you
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Old Czech kopati →