Where does “скопити” come from?
скопити (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic skopiti, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
скопити (Old Church Slavonic): to castrate
Definitions
- to castrate
Ancestry of “скопити”, step by step
скопити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic skopiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | skopiti | to castrate, to geld |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Slavic skopiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slavic | skopiti | — |