English
kopek
Kopek comes from Russian копе́йка ‘kopek, kopeck’, from копьё ‘spear’, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kopьje.
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kopьje‘javelin, spear’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernкопие‘spear, javelin’
- Russianmodernкопьёkopʹjó‘spear’
- Russian, derivedmodernкопе́йный
- Russian, derivedmodernкопе́йкаkopéjka‘kopek, kopeck’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019kopek
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*kopьje‘javelin, spear’reconstructed
- Old East Slavicmodernкопие‘spear, javelin’
- Russianmodernкопьёkopʹjó‘spear’
- Russian, derivedmodernкопе́йный
- Russian, derivedmodernкопе́йкаkopéjka‘kopek, kopeck’
- Englishearliest quotation 2019kopek
Earliest quotation: 2019, Russia stops minting kopeks: “The Central Bank discontinued minting kopeks gradually. In 2012,…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- ‘to strike, beat’
Today it means
noun A Russian monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a ruble.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *kopьje / kopek