Where does “подкопа́ть” come from?

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

подкопа́ть (Russian): to dig out the earth under (something), to undermine, to sap

Definitions

  1. to dig out the earth under (something), to undermine, to sap

Ancestry of “подкопа́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопа́тьto dig
2Old East Slavicкопати—
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “подкопа́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Old East Slavic копати →