Where does “kirpti” come from?

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

kirpti (Lithuanian): to cut, chop (with scissors, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to cut, chop (with scissors, etc.)

Ancestry of “kirpti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “kirpti

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp-