Where does “serpo” come from?

serpo (Esperanto) comes from Russian серп, from Proto-Slavic sьrpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serpo (Esperanto): sickle; crescent

Definitions

  1. sickle; crescent

Ancestry of “serpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсерпsickle; crescent
2Proto-Slavicsьrpъsickle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas →
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