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Where does “копити” come from?

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

копити (Old East Slavic): to amass, to gather, e.g. people for an army

Definitions

  1. to amass, to gather, e.g. people for an army

Ancestry of “копити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickopitito stack, to pile
2Proto-Slavickǫpatassel
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “копити”

  • копить
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