Where does “kopiejka” come from?

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

kopiejka (Polish): kopek

Definitions

  1. kopek

Ancestry of “kopiejka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопе́йкаkopek
2Russianкопьёspear, lance, javelin
3Old East Slavicкопиеspear, javelin
4Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
5Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “kopiejka”

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