Where does “черепашка” come from?

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

черепашка (Russian): (small) turtle, tortoise

Definitions

  1. (small) turtle, tortoise

Ancestry of “черепашка”, 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 →