Where does “καρπός” come from?

καρπός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

καρπός (Ancient Greek): fruit, grain, produce, harvest; the product of...

Definitions

  1. fruit, grain, produce, harvest; the product of...

Ancestry of “καρπός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp-