Where does “kapāt” come from?

kapāt (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kop-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

kapāt (Latvian): to hack; to mince; to hash

Definitions

  1. to hack; to mince; to hash

Ancestry of “kapāt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickop-—
2Proto-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-Balto-Slavic kop- →