Where does “закопати” come from?
закопати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zakopati, from Serbo-Croatian kopati, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
закопати (Serbo-Croatian): to bury
Definitions
- to bury
Ancestry of “закопати”, step by step
закопати traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Serbo-Croatian zakopati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | zakopati | to bury |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | kopati | to dig |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via Serbo-Croatian копати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | копати | to dig |
via Serbo-Croatian за
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | за | for; behind, in back of, at; during |