Where does “czerpać” come from?
czerpać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrpati, from Proto-Slavic čerpti, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
czerpać (Polish): to draw; to scoop; to derive
Definitions
- to draw; to scoop; to derive
Ancestry of “czerpać”, step by step
czerpać traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic čьrpati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | čьrpati | to scoop, draw |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čerpti | to scoop, draw about water or something loose |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
via Old Polish [[czyrpać]], [[czyrzpać]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | [[czyrpać]], [[czyrzpać]] | — |