Where does “копеечка” come from?

копеечка (Russian) comes from Russian копе́йка, from Russian копьё, from Old East Slavic копие, from Proto-Slavic kopьje, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

копеечка (Russian): kopeyka, kopeck, copeck; penny

Definitions

  1. kopeyka, kopeck, copeck; penny

Ancestry of “копеечка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопе́йкаkopek
2Russianкопьёspear, lance, javelin
3Old East Slavicкопиеspear, javelin
4Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
5Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
6Proto-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 kopьje →