Where does “копач” come from?

копач (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian копа, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

копач (Macedonian): digger; pickaxe

Definitions

  1. digger; pickaxe

Ancestry of “копач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianкопаto dig; to stink; haystack
2Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
3Proto-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-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Macedonian копа →