Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *karpudā, from Proto-Indo-European *kerp, *(s)kerp. Cognate to Greek καρπός ‎(karpós, “fruit”), κείρω ‎(keírō, “to cut off”), Latin carpere 'to seize', German Herbst. Alternatively, compare Lithuanian kèpuré ‎(“cap”) and Latvian cępure ‎(“id”).