Where does “cârpăcie” come from?

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

cârpăcie (Romanian): mendery, patchery

Definitions

  1. mendery, patchery

Ancestry of “cârpăcie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancârpăcito patch up
2Romaniancârpacimender, patcher
3Bulgarianкърпач—
4Proto-Slavickъrpapiece of cloth
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀshoe
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrpa →Every word from Bulgarian кърпач →