Where does “чэрап” come from?

чэрап (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic черепъ, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.

чэрап (Belarusian): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “чэрап”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчерепъ—
2Proto-Slavicčerpъskull; broken piece of pottery
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerpos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpъ →Every word from Old East Slavic черепъ →