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Where does “укопати” come from?

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

укопати (Serbo-Croatian): to bury; to dig in

Definitions

  1. to bury; to dig in

Ancestry of “укопати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianukopatito bury; to dig in
2Serbo-Croatiankopatito dig
3Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
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