The story
- Old East Slavic · derived fromкапище
- Russian · borrowed fromка́пище
- English todaykapishche
From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A pre-Christian shrine from Slavic cultures, usually in the form of a field, a sacred fire, and an idol of a god. Full definition →
From Russian ка́пище (kápišče), and from Old East Slavic капище (kapišče).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.