Where does “cârpușoară” come from?

cârpușoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian cârpă, from Serbo-Croatian krpa, from Proto-Slavic kъrpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ — shoe.

cârpușoară (Romanian): small rag

Definitions

  1. small rag

Ancestry of “cârpușoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancârpărag; dishcloth; duster
2Serbo-Croatiankrparag, tatter; dishcloth, dishtowel; duster
3Proto-Slavickъrpapiece of cloth
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀshoe
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrpa →Every word from Serbo-Croatian krpa →