- The name of the
holiday is
ultimately derived from the East
Slavic word
kǫpati "to bathe". A
number of
activities and
rituals are ****ociated with Kupala...
- Boku-Nubuta; Bonu; Daku; Dikko; Ebba; Dagbami; Tudun-Wada; Gawu-Gasakpa; Gawu-
Kopati; Gawu-Dawaki; Kaura-Gawu, Gawu-Babangida; Guna; Gurara; Gwachife; Gwari;...
- grebe, draska, ćeša,
drapa to dig *
kopati копа́ть kopát' копати kopáty копа́я kopája
kopat kopať kopać
kopati kopáti да копа da kopa to sail *pluti; *plỳti...
-
originally Kopalnik, is also
connected to the ore
mining as it
comes from
kopati,
Serbian for digging.
Kopaonik has a rich
historical heritage.
Oldest findings...
- klepám –
klepej –
klepaje klepu, klepeš,
klepe …
klepou – klep,
klepte kopati kopám –
kopej –
kopaje kopu, kopeš, kope …
kopou koupati koupám – koupejte...
- the
valleys join. The name Kopačnica is
believed to
derive from the verb
kopati 'to dig' and may be
related to the noun kopačina 'field
cultivated by digging'...