Where does “копие” come from?

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

копие (Old East Slavic): spear, javelin

Definitions

  1. spear, javelin

Ancestry of “копие”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
2Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “копие”

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