Where does “черепаховый” come from?

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

черепаховый (Russian): tortoise, turtle; tortoiseshell

Definitions

  1. tortoise, turtle; tortoiseshell

Ancestry of “черепаховый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчерепа́хаtortoise
2Russianче́репskull, crust
3Old Russianчерепъ—
4Proto-Slavicčerpъskull; broken piece of pottery
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerpos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerpos →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpъ →Every word from Old Russian черепъ →