Where does “черепа́ха” come from?
черепа́ха (Russian) comes from Russian че́реп, from Old Russian черепъ, from Proto-Slavic čerpъ, from Proto-Indo-European kerpos.
черепа́ха (Russian): tortoise
Ancestry of “черепа́ха”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | че́реп | skull, crust |
| 2 | Old Russian | черепъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čerpъ | skull; broken piece of pottery |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerpos | — |
Words derived from “черепа́ха”