קאָפּען 2

ETYMOLOGY

Polish kopać 'to dig'.
{Geller 2023: 106}
from Proto-Slavic ✱kopàti 'to dig'; cf. Ukrainian копа́ти; Russian копа́ть; from Proto-Balto-Slavic ✱kop-; cf. Lithuanian kapóti 'to chop'; from PIE ✱(s)kop-; cf. Greek κόπτω 'to beat'