Where does “ископати” come from?

ископати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian из, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

ископати (Serbo-Croatian): to dig out, dig up; to excavate

Definitions

  1. to dig out, dig up; to excavate

Ancestry of “ископати”, step by step

ископати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian из

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianизfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Serbo-Croatian копати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкопатиto dig
2Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьz →