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
Ancestry of “kopata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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,... |