Where does “kopata” come from?

kopata (Veps) comes from Russian копа́ть, from Old East Slavic копати, from Proto-Slavic kǫpati, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

kopata (Veps): to dig

Definitions

to dig

Ancestry of “kopata”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	копа́ть	to dig
2	Old East Slavic	копати	—
3	Proto-Slavic	kǫpati	to bathe; to swim
4	Proto-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 Old East Slavic копати →