Where does “копати” come from?

копати (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Ancestry of “копати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “копати

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep-Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati
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