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Where does “череп” come from?

череп (Russian) comes from Old Russian черепъ, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.

череп (Russian): skull, crust

Definitions

  1. skull, crust

Ancestry of “череп”, step by step

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

Words derived from “череп”

  • черепаха
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →