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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

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “copac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancopaciplural of copac
2Albaniankopaçtrunk
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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