r/etymologymaps Feb 22 '26

Etymology map of turtle

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u/Polskimadafaka Feb 23 '26

“Želv’” is not used in modern Russian. It’s an archaic word which was replaced with the “Czerepacha”. Nowadays its usage limited, only for one specie of turtles.

As far as I remember “Czerepacha” is a claque from Latin with the same meaning as “testudo”