Where does “střep” come from?

střep (Czech) comes from Portuguese trep, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.

střep (Czech): shard piece of broken glass or pottery

Definitions

  1. shard piece of broken glass or pottery

Ancestry of “střep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetrep—
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 Portuguese trep →