Where does “че́рпать” come from?
че́рпать (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чьрпати, 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.
Ancestry of “че́рпать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | чьрпати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьrpati | to scoop, draw |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čerpti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerp- | to pluck, harvest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “че́рпать”