Where does “kirpėjas” come from?

kirpėjas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kirpti, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

kirpėjas (Lithuanian): barber, hairdresser

Definitions

  1. barber, hairdresser

Ancestry of “kirpėjas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankirptito cut, chop (with scissors, etc.)
2Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Lithuanian kirpti →