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Where does “prekopati” come from?

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

prekopati (Serbo-Croatian): to dig up , to turn over the ground, to hove...

Definitions

  1. to dig up , to turn over the ground, to hove...

Ancestry of “prekopati”, step by step

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