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
- tortoise, turtle; tortoiseshell
Ancestry of “черепаховый”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | черепа́ха | tortoise |
| 2 | Russian | че́реп | skull, crust |
| 3 | Old Russian | черепъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | čerpъ | skull; broken piece of pottery |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kerpos | — |