Where does “копьё” come from?

копьё (Russian) comes 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,...

копьё (Russian): spear, lance, javelin

Definitions

  1. spear, lance, javelin

Ancestry of “копьё”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкопиеspear, javelin
2Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “копьё”

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