Where does “окоп” come from?

окоп (Russian) comes from Russian окопа́ться, from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

окоп (Russian): foxhole, dugout, trench

Definitions

  1. foxhole, dugout, trench

Ancestry of “окоп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianокопа́тьсяto dig in
2Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
3Old East Slavicсѧ—
4Proto-Slavicsęoneself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “окоп”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Russian -ся →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen →