Where does “kurpniece” come from?
kurpniece (Latvian) comes from Latvian kurpe, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kurp-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥p-, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
kurpniece (Latvian): cobbler, shoemaker
Definitions
- cobbler, shoemaker