"kerp-" meaning in Proto-Indo-European

See kerp- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

Etymology: Ultimately derived from *(s)ker- (“to cut”). A general word for “to harvest” that had a tendency in some branches to be specialized for the picking of fruit while in others for the reaping of grain.
  1. to pluck, harvest Tags: morpheme, reconstruction

Download JSON data for kerp- meaning in Proto-Indo-European (4.4kB)

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    },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lv",
            "2": "cìrpt",
            "t": "to shave"
          },
          "expansion": "Latvian: cìrpt (“to shave”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latvian: cìrpt (“to shave”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "kir̃pti",
            "gloss": "to cut, chop"
          },
          "expansion": "Lithuanian: kir̃pti (“to cut, chop”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Lithuanian: kir̃pti (“to cut, chop”)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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          "args": {
            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*čerpti",
            "gloss": "to scoop, draw"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italic:"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "gloss": "to pluck"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: carpō (“to pluck”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: carpō (“to pluck”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*kerp-os"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*kerpas"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*čerpъ"
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          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *čerpъ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *čerpъ"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "*kerp-h₁-o-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-toc-pro",
            "2": "*käurp-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Tocharian: *käurp-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Proto-Tocharian: *käurp-"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "txb",
            "2": "kurp-",
            "gloss": "to be concerned with"
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        }
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      "text": "Tocharian B: kurp- (“to be concerned with”)"
    },
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      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sqj-pro",
            "2": "*karpudā"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *karpudā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *karpudā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kërpudhë",
            "t": "mushroom"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: kërpudhë (“mushroom”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: kërpudhë (“mushroom”)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*harbistaz",
            "gloss": "harvest, autumn"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hellenic:"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "καρπός",
            "gloss": "fruit < *what is plucked"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: καρπός (karpós, “fruit < *what is plucked”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: καρπός (karpós, “fruit < *what is plucked”), κρώπιον (krṓpion, “sickle”)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Iranian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Aryan:"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "कृपाणी",
            "gloss": "dagger"
          },
          "expansion": "Sanskrit: कृपाणी (kṛpāṇī, “dagger”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sanskrit: कृपाणी (kṛpāṇī, “dagger”), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa, “sword”)"
    }
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            "1": "lv",
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        }
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          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "kir̃pti",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*čerpti",
            "gloss": "to scoop, draw"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "carpō",
            "gloss": "to pluck"
          },
          "expansion": "Latin: carpō (“to pluck”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Latin: carpō (“to pluck”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*kerp-os"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-bsl-pro",
            "2": "*kerpas"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "sla-pro",
            "2": "*čerpъ"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Slavic: *čerpъ",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Slavic: *čerpъ"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*kerp-h₁-o-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ine-toc-pro",
            "2": "*käurp-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Tocharian: *käurp-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Tocharian: *käurp-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "txb",
            "2": "kurp-",
            "gloss": "to be concerned with"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tocharian B: kurp- (“to be concerned with”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "sqj-pro",
            "2": "*karpudā"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Albanian: *karpudā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Albanian: *karpudā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kërpudhë",
            "t": "mushroom"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: kërpudhë (“mushroom”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: kërpudhë (“mushroom”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*harbistaz",
            "gloss": "harvest, autumn"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *harbistaz (“harvest, autumn”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hellenic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "καρπός",
            "gloss": "fruit < *what is plucked"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: καρπός (karpós, “fruit < *what is plucked”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: καρπός (karpós, “fruit < *what is plucked”), κρώπιον (krṓpion, “sickle”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Iranian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Aryan:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "कृपाणी",
            "gloss": "dagger"
          },
          "expansion": "Sanskrit: कृपाणी (kṛpāṇī, “dagger”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sanskrit: कृपाणी (kṛpāṇī, “dagger”), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa, “sword”)"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kerp-",
  "pos": "root",
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}

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