Where does “копа́ть” come from?

копа́ть (Russian) comes 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,...

копа́ть (Russian): to dig

Definitions

  1. to dig

Ancestry of “копа́ть”, step by step

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

Words derived from “копа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Old East Slavic копати →