Where does “Kopka” come from?
Kopka (English) comes from Czech Kopka, from Czech kopa, 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,...
Ancestry of “Kopka”, step by step
Kopka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech Kopka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | Kopka | — |
| 2 | Czech | kopa | heap, pile; sixty, threescore |
| 3 | Old Czech | kopa | heap, pile; sixty, threescore; burden |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpa | tassel |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |