< Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic

Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kopiti

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 1

Pre-Slavic, reflecting Proto-Balto-Slavic *kа́p(je)tei, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep-. Cognate with Lithuanian kàpti (to chop), Ancient Greek κόπτω (kóptō, to beat, to hit). Superseded by Proto-Slavic *kopati by time of Late Common Slavic.

Verb

*kopiti impf

  1. Alternative form of *skopiti
Inflection
Descendants
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: копя́ (kopjá, to castrate) (possibly, archaic)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Denominal causative from *kopa (pile, bulk) + *-iti, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (to grave, to strike).

Verb

*kopiti impf

  1. to stack, to pile
    Synonym: *kupiti
Inflection
Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: копити (kopiti)
    • Belarusian: капі́ць (kapícʹ) (dialectal)
    • Russian: копи́ть (kopítʹ)
    • Ukrainian: копи́ти (kopýty)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: копя́ (kopjá, to amass)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic: ко̀пити
      Latin: kòpiti
    • Slovene: kopiti (obsolete)
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: kopiti
    • Polish: kopić (dialectal)
    • Slovincian: kʉ̀ɵ̯pĭc
    • Slovak: kopiť
    • Sorbian:
      • Upper Sorbian: kopić
      • Lower Sorbian: kopiś

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.