Where does “sьrpъ” come from?

sьrpъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

sьrpъ (Proto-Slavic): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “sьrpъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “sьrpъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas →