Etymology Explorer › Old East Slavic

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčerpъskull; broken piece of pottery
2Proto-Indo-Europeankerpos—

Words derived from “черепъ”

  • череп
  • чэрап
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →