Where does “čerpací” come from?

čerpací (Czech) comes from Czech čerpat, from Old Czech črpati, 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.

čerpací (Czech): pump, pumping

Definitions

  1. pump, pumping

Ancestry of “čerpací”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčerpatto pump
2Old Czechčrpati—
3Proto-Slavicčьrpatito scoop, draw
4Proto-Slavicčerptito scoop, draw about water or something loose
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-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- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpti →