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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kerp-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Ultimately derived from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). A general word for 'to harvest' that had a tendency in some stocks to be specialized for the picking of fruit while in others for the reaping of grain.

Root

*kerp- [1]

  1. to pluck, harvest

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*kerp-' title='Category:Terms derived from the PIE root *kerp-'>Terms derived from the PIE root *kerp-</a>
  • *kerp- (root verb)
    • Balto-Slavic: *kerp-, *kirp-
      • Latvian: cìrpt (“to shave”)
      • Lithuanian: kir̃pti (“to cut, chop”)
      • Slavic: *čerti (“to scoop, draw”), *čerpati (“to scoop, draw”), *čerpъ (“skull; broken piece of pottery”), *čьrpati
    • Italic:
      • Latin: carpō (“to pluck”)
  • Unsorted formations:
    • Germanic: *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”)
    • Hellenic:
    • Indo-Iranian:
      • Indo-Aryan:
        • Sanskrit: कृपाणी (kṛpāṇī, “dagger”), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa, “sword”)

Further reading

References
  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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