Where does “cârpăci” come from?

cârpăci (Romanian) comes from Romanian cârpaci, from Bulgarian кърпач, from Proto-Slavic kъrpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ — shoe.

cârpăci (Romanian): to patch up

Definitions

  1. to patch up

Ancestry of “cârpăci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancârpacimender, patcher
2Bulgarianкърпач—
3Proto-Slavickъrpapiece of cloth
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀshoe

Words derived from “cârpăci”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrpa →Every word from Bulgarian кърпач →