Where does “copac” come from?
copac (Romanian) comes from Romanian copaci, from Albanian kopaç, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
copac (Romanian): tree
Ancestry of “copac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | copaci | plural of copac |
| 2 | Albanian | kopaç | trunk |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |