Where does “kropacz” come from?

kropacz (Polish) comes from Polish kropić, from Proto-Slavic kropiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic krop-.

kropacz (Polish): iron sprinkling rag

Definitions

  1. iron sprinkling rag

Ancestry of “kropacz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkropićto sprinkle; to drip, to drizzle, to spit
2Proto-Slavickropitito besprinkle
3Proto-Balto-Slavickrop-—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic krop- →Every word from Proto-Slavic kropiti →Every word from Polish kropić →