Where does “почрѣти” come from?

почрѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic čerpti, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

почрѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to draw water

Definitions

  1. to draw water

Ancestry of “почрѣти”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčerptito scoop, draw about water or something loose
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 Proto-Slavic čerpti →