Where does “купальный” come from?
купальный (Russian) comes from Russian купа́ть, 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,...
купальный (Russian): bathing
Ancestry of “купальный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | купа́ть | to bathe, give a bath |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | купати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |