Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kerp-

This Proto-Indo-European 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-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. to pluck, harvest

Derived terms

• *kerp- (root verb)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *kerp-, *kirp-
    • Lithuanian: kir̃pti (“to cut, chop”)
    • Proto-Slavic: *čerti (“to scoop, draw”), *čerpati (“to scoop, draw”), *čerpъ (“skull; broken piece of pottery”), *čьrpati
  • Italic:
    • Latin: carpō (“to pluck”)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Germanic: *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”)
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: καρπός (karpós, “fruit”) < *what is plucked, κρώπιον (krṓpion, “sickle”)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: कृपाणी (kṛpāṇī, “dagger”), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa, “sword”)

Further reading

• Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 258
• Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 559