Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čerpъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kerpas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerpos (shell, sharp object) , from *(s)kerp-. The original meaning was "clay pot or vessel". For a semantic shift to "skull" compare Latin tēsta (brick, tile) > French tête (head). Alternatively, could have originated from *kʷerp- (to whirl, to twist).

Noun edit

*čȇrpъ m[1][2]

  1. skull
  2. broken piece of pottery

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čerpъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 72
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “череп”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

References edit

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2008) “*čȇrpъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 84:m. o (c)
  2. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “čerpъ čerpa”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c crock, fragment (NA 99; PR 137)