Where does “срьпъ” come from?

срьпъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic sьrpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

срьпъ (Old Church Slavonic): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “срьпъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьrpъsickle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “срьпъ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas