Where does “накопиться” come from?
накопиться (Russian) comes from Russian накопи́ть, from Russian копи́ть, from Old East Slavic копити, from Proto-Slavic kopiti, from Proto-Slavic kǫpa, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
накопиться (Russian): to accumulate, to gather, to amass; passive of...
Definitions
- to accumulate, to gather, to amass; passive of...
Ancestry of “накопиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | накопи́ть | to accumulate, to gather, to amass, to pile up |
| 2 | Russian | копи́ть | to accumulate, to save up |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | копити | to amass, to gather, e.g. people for an army |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kopiti | to stack, to pile |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpa | tassel |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |