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Where does “kupati” come from?

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

kupati (Serbo-Croatian): to bathe; to bathe, have a swim

Definitions

  1. to bathe; to bathe, have a swim

Ancestry of “kupati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “kupati”

  • kupa
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