Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čerpaxa

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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

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Etymology

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From *čerpъ +‎ *-axa.

Noun

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*čerpaxa f

  1. turtle, tortoise

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1977), “*čerpaxa”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 4 (*čaběniti – *děľa), Moscow: Nauka, page 70
  • Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “čerpacha”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 158