Where does “kopyt” come from?
kopyt (Vilamovian) comes from Polish kopyto, from Old Polish kopyto, from Proto-Slavic kopyto, from Proto-Indo-European ḱoph₂ós — hoof.
kopyt (Vilamovian): hoof
Ancestry of “kopyt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | kopyto | hoof; leg or foot; last |
| 2 | Old Polish | kopyto | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | kopyto | claw; hoof of an animal |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱoph₂ós | hoof |