Where does “копейный” come from?

копейный (Russian) comes 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,...

копейный (Russian): spear

Definitions

  1. spear

Ancestry of “копейный”, step by step

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