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

Definitions

  1. skull, crust

Ancestry of “че́реп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Russianчерепъ—
2Proto-Slavicčerpъskull; broken piece of pottery
3Proto-Indo-Europeankerpos—

Words derived from “че́реп”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpъ →Every word from Old Russian черепъ →