Where does “copilime” come from?

copilime (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,...

copilime (Romanian): childkind

Definitions

  1. childkind

Ancestry of “copilime”, 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 →
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