Where does “zakopati” come from?

zakopati (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,...

zakopati (Serbo-Croatian): to bury

Definitions

  1. to bury

Ancestry of “zakopati”, step by step

zakopati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian kopati

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

via Serbo-Croatian za

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzafor; behind, in back of, at; during
2Proto-Slaviczabehind, after (stationary)

Words derived from “zakopati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian kopati →