Where does “строп” come from?

строп (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic stropъ, from Proto-Slavic sropъ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrapo-, from Proto-Indo-European krāwə- — to cover, heap.

строп (Serbo-Croatian): ceiling

Definitions

  1. ceiling

Ancestry of “строп”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicstropъroof; ceiling
2Proto-Slavicsropъ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrapo-roof
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrāwə-to cover, heap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krāwə- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrapo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sropъ →