Etymology Explorer
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Where does “черепъ” come from?
черепъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.
Ancestry of “черепъ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Slavic
čerpъ
skull; broken piece of pottery
2
Proto-Indo-European
kerpos
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Words derived from “черепъ”
череп
чэрап
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →
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