Where does “черпак” come from?
черпак (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian че́рпя, from Old Church Slavonic чрьпати, from Proto-Slavic čьrpati, from Proto-Slavic čerpti, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
черпак (Bulgarian): ladle, scoop
Definitions
- ladle, scoop
Ancestry of “черпак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | че́рпя | to draw, to scoop (water with a vessel) |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | чрьпати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrpati | to scoop, draw |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čerpti | to scoop, draw about water or something loose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |