Where does “קאָפּעקע” come from?
קאָפּעקע (Yiddish) 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,...
קאָפּעקע (Yiddish): kopek
Ancestry of “קאָפּעקע”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | копе́йка | kopek |
| 2 | Russian | копьё | spear, lance, javelin |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | копие | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kopьje | javelin, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kǫpati | to bathe; to swim |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kep- | to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,... |