Where does “czerpak” come from?

czerpak (Polish) comes from Polish czerpać, 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.

czerpak (Polish): bucket, scoop

Definitions

  1. bucket, scoop

Ancestry of “czerpak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczerpaćto draw; to scoop; to derive
2Proto-Slavicčьrpatito scoop, draw
3Proto-Slavicčerptito scoop, draw about water or something loose
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-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 →
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