Where does “liczykrupa” come from?

liczykrupa (Polish) comes from Polish Krupa, from Proto-Slavic krupa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kraupāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European krowp-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European krewp-, from Proto-Indo-European krew- — to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise.

liczykrupa (Polish): penny pincher, miser

Definitions

  1. penny pincher, miser

Ancestry of “liczykrupa”, step by step

liczykrupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Krupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKrupagroats
2Proto-Slavickrupagrainy substance, groats, hail
3Proto-Balto-Slavickraupāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrowp-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewp-scab, crust; to become encrusted
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrew-to fall, collapse; scab; to fall, break, bruise

via Polish liczyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishliczyćto count; to compute; to count, to matter
2Proto-Slavicličitito reveal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krowp-eh₂ →
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