Where does “carpin” come from?

carpin (Aromanian) comes from Italian scarpa, from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

carpin (Aromanian): hornbeam; ironwood

Definitions

  1. hornbeam; ironwood

Ancestry of “carpin”, step by step

carpin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian scarpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscarpashoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...
2Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Romanian carpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancarpenhornbeam
2LatincarpinusHornbeam; European hornbeam; a variety of...
3Proto-Indo-European*kh₂er-—

Words derived from “carpin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skarpaz →