Where does “че́рпать” come from?

че́рпать (Russian) comes 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.

че́рпать (Russian): to draw; to ladle; to scoop

Definitions

  1. to draw; to ladle; to scoop

Ancestry of “че́рпать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчьрпати—
2Proto-Slavicčьrpatito scoop, draw
3Proto-Slavicčerptito scoop, draw about water or something loose
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “че́рпать”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čerpti →