Where does “sirp” come from?

sirp (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic sirppi, 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.

sirp (Veps): sickle

Definitions

  1. sickle

Ancestry of “sirp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsirppi—
2Proto-Slavicsьrpъsickle
3Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
5Proto-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 →