Where does “arpa” come from?

arpa (Italian) comes from Late Latin harpa, from Frankish harpā, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

arpa (Italian): harp; A curved sword

Definitions

harp; A curved sword

Ancestry of “arpa”, step by step

arpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin harpa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	harpa	harp
2	Frankish	harpā	harp
3	Proto-Germanic	harpǭ	harp
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kreb-	to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ker-	to cut off; to turn, bend
6	Proto-Indo-European	sek-	to cut, cut off, sever

via Latin harpē

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	harpē	a curved sickle-shaped sword, scimitar
2	Ancient Greek	ἅρπη	a bird of prey, hawk, falcon, tiercel or goshawk;...

Words derived from “arpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →