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
Ancestry of “чэрап”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | черепъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čerpъ | skull; broken piece of pottery |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kerpos | — |