Where does “землекоп” come from?

землекоп (Russian) comes from Russian копа́ть, from Old East Slavic копати, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

землекоп (Russian): navvy, digger

Definitions

  1. navvy, digger

Ancestry of “землекоп”, step by step

землекоп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian копа́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопа́тьto dig
2Old East Slavicкопати—
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

via Russian Земля́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗемля́—
2Russian-скийUsed to form adjectives from nouns or sometimes...
3Old East Slavic-ьскъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Old East Slavic копати →