Where does “serp” come from?

serp (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic sьrpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

serp (Upper Sorbian): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “serp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsьrpъsickle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas →
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