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
Ancestry of “копач”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Macedonian | копа | to dig; to stink; haystack |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |