Where does “скорлупа” come from?
скорлупа (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic скорлупа, from Proto-Slavic skorupa, from Proto-Slavic skora, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
скорлупа (Russian): shell , hull
Ancestry of “скорлупа”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | скорлупа | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | skorupa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | skora | bast, skin |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |