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Where does “купа́ть” come from?

купа́ть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic купати, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

купа́ть (Russian): to bathe, give a bath

Definitions

  1. to bathe, give a bath

Ancestry of “купа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicкупати—
2Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “купа́ть”

  • купальник
  • купальный
  • купанье
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