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Where does “kopeć” come from?

kopeć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic kopъtь, from Proto-Slavic -ъtь, from Proto-Slavic -ъtъ, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

kopeć (Polish): soot, lampblack; thick, dark smoke

Definitions

  1. soot, lampblack; thick, dark smoke

Ancestry of “kopeć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickopъtьsoot; steam, fume, smoke
2Proto-Slavic-ъtьFrom basic roots, forms derivative nouns; From...
3Proto-Slavic-ъtъFrom basic roots, forms onomatopoeic event nouns;...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “kopeć”

  • kopciuszek
  • kopciuch
  • Kopciuszek
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