Where does “cârpaci” come from?

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

cârpaci (Romanian): mender, patcher

Definitions

  1. mender, patcher

Ancestry of “cârpaci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкърпач—
2Proto-Slavickъrpapiece of cloth
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀshoe

Words derived from “cârpaci”

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