Where does “черпак” come from?

черпак (Russian) comes from Russian че́рпать, from Old East Slavic чьрпати, from Proto-Slavic čьrpati, from Proto-Slavic čerpti, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

черпак (Russian): ladle deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle

Definitions

  1. ladle deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle

Ancestry of “черпак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianче́рпатьto draw; to ladle; to scoop
2Old East Slavicчьрпати—
3Proto-Slavicčьrpatito scoop, draw
4Proto-Slavicčerptito scoop, draw about water or something loose
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpti →