Where does “прокопати” come from?

прокопати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian копати, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

прокопати (Serbo-Croatian): to dig through, bore through a passage

Definitions

  1. to dig through, bore through a passage

Ancestry of “прокопати”, step by step

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 (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian копати →