Where does “kopŏcz” come from?

kopŏcz (Silesian) comes from Polish kopać, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

kopŏcz (Silesian): miner's pick, pickaxe

Definitions

  1. miner's pick, pickaxe

Ancestry of “kopŏcz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkopaćto kick; to 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 Polish kopać →