Where does “copilașă” come from?

copilașă (Romanian) comes from Romanian copil, from Proto-Slavic kopylъ, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Ancestry of “copilașă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancopilchild
2Proto-Slavickopylъshoot, sprout; bastard
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kopylъ →