Where does “harapo” come from?

harapo (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish harpar, from Old French harper, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

harapo (Spanish): rag; garb, togs, glad rags

Definitions

  1. rag; garb, togs, glad rags

Ancestry of “harapo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishharparshred, tear
2Old Frenchharperto play the harp
3Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “harapo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →