Where does “копі́йка” come from?

копі́йка (Ukrainian) comes from Russian копе́йка, from Russian копьё, from Old East Slavic копие, from Proto-Slavic kopьje, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

копі́йка (Ukrainian): kopek, kopeck, kopiyka; also copeck (one 100th of hryvnia, the monetary unit of Ukraine)

Definitions

  1. kopek, kopeck, kopiyka; also copeck (one 100th of hryvnia, the monetary unit of Ukraine)

Ancestry of “копі́йка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкопе́йкаkopek
2Russianкопьёspear, lance, javelin
3Old East Slavicкопиеspear, javelin
4Proto-Slavickopьjejavelin, spear
5Proto-Slavickǫpatito bathe; to swim
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

Words derived from “копі́йка”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kǫpati →Every word from Proto-Slavic kopьje →