Where does “scarpa” come from?

scarpa (Italian) comes from Proto-Germanic skarpaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerb-, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scarpa (Italian): shoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...

Definitions

  1. shoe; juxtaposition of a wall inclined to the...

Ancestry of “scarpa”, step by step

scarpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skarpaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskarpazrough
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kerb-rough, sharp
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Gothic *𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothic*𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍂𐍀𐌰—

Words derived from “scarpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →