Where does “копнуть” come from?

копнуть (Russian) comes from Russian копа́ть, 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,...

копнуть (Russian): to make a dig, to dig (up)

Definitions

  1. to make a dig, to dig (up)

Ancestry of “копнуть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопа́тьto dig
2Old East Slavicкопати—
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-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 Old East Slavic копати →