Where does “čerpat” come from?

čerpat (Czech) comes 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.

čerpat (Czech): to pump

Definitions

  1. to pump

Ancestry of “čerpat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechčrpati—
2Proto-Slavicčьrpatito scoop, draw
3Proto-Slavicčerptito scoop, draw about water or something loose
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “čerpat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpti →