Where does “wyczerpany” come from?
wyczerpany (Polish) comes from Polish wyczerpać, 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.
wyczerpany (Polish): burnt out, emaciated, exhausted
Definitions
- burnt out, emaciated, exhausted
Ancestry of “wyczerpany”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | wyczerpać | to draw out, to drain |
| 2 | Polish | czerpać | to draw; to scoop; to derive |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrpati | to scoop, draw |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čerpti | to scoop, draw about water or something loose |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |