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

Definitions

  1. tortoise

Ancestry of “черепа́ха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianче́репskull, crust
2Old Russianчерепъ—
3Proto-Slavicčerpъskull; broken piece of pottery
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerpos—

Words derived from “черепа́ха”

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