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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kopъtь

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

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kwep- ~ *kʷap- (to steam, to boil, to stink) + *-ъtь, akin to Lithuanian kvãpas (aroma) and possibly Ancient Greek κάπυς (kápus, fume), Latin vapor, Sanskrit कपि (kapi, murky, aromatic).

Noun

*kopъtь f[1]

  1. soot
    Synonym: *saďa
  2. steam, fume, smoke (usually thick and dark)
    Synonym: *dymъ

Alternative forms

Declension

Derived terms

  • *kopъtěti, *kopъtiti (to darken, to dim)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: копоть f (kopotĭ)
    • Belarusian: ко́паць f (kópacʹ)
    • Russian: ко́поть f (kópotʹ)
    • Ukrainian: кі́поть m (kípotʹ)
  • West Slavic:
    • Old Czech: kopet m
    • Polish: kopeć m
    • Sorbian:
      Upper Sorbian: kорć m
      Lower Sorbian: kopś m

Further reading

References

  1. Derksen, Rick (2008), “*kopъtъ, *kopъtь”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 233
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