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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kǫpati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Formed as *kǫpa (tassel) + *-ati, but of uncertain further origin.

Verb

*kǫpàti[1][2]

  1. to bathe
  2. to swim

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *jьzkǫpati (to wash up)
  • *okǫpati (to bathe)
  • *kǫpačь (bather)
  • *kǫpadlo (tool or place for bathing)
    • *kǫpadlьňa (bathhouse)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: купати (kupati)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), kǫpati: kǫpjǫ kǫpjetь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:b bade, svømme (PR 136f.)”
  2. Snoj, Marko (2016), kọ́pati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar3 (in Slovene), https://fran.si: “*kǫpa̋ti”
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