Where does “копилка” come from?
копилка (Russian) comes from Russian копи́ть, from Old East Slavic копити, from Proto-Slavic kopiti, from Proto-Slavic kǫpa, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
копилка (Russian): piggy bank, money box
Definitions
- piggy bank, money box
Ancestry of “копилка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | копи́ть | to accumulate, to save up |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | копити | to amass, to gather, e.g. people for an army |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kopiti | to stack, to pile |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpa | tassel |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |