Where does “копоть” come from?

копоть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic kopъtь, from Proto-Slavic -ъtь, from Proto-Slavic -ъtъ, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

копоть (Russian): soot, (black) smoke, fume

Definitions

  1. soot, (black) smoke, fume

Ancestry of “копоть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickopъtьsoot; steam, fume, smoke
2Proto-Slavic-ъtьFrom basic roots, forms derivative nouns; From...
3Proto-Slavic-ъtъFrom basic roots, forms onomatopoeic event nouns;...
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъtь →Every word from Proto-Slavic kopъtь →