Where does “копи́ть” come from?

копи́ть (Russian) comes 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,...

копи́ть (Russian): to accumulate, to save up

Definitions

  1. to accumulate, to save up

Ancestry of “копи́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкопитиto amass, to gather, e.g. people for an army
2Proto-Slavickopitito stack, to pile
3Proto-Slavickǫpatassel
4Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “копи́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpa →