Where does “че́реп” come from?
че́реп (Russian) comes from Old Russian черепъ, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.
че́реп (Russian): skull, crust
Ancestry of “че́реп”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Russian | черепъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čerpъ | skull; broken piece of pottery |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kerpos | — |
Words derived from “че́реп”