Where does “копати” come from?
копати (Ukrainian) comes from Polish kopać, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...
копати (Ukrainian): to dig
Definitions
- to dig
Ancestry of “копати”, step by step
копати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish kopać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | kopać | to kick; to dig |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |
via Old East Slavic копати
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | копати | — |