Where does “curpen” come from?
curpen (Romanian) comes from Albanian kurpën, from Albanian kulpër, from Albanian kulp, from Proto-Albanian kulpa.
curpen (Romanian): climbing plant or shrub; stem of such a plant
Definitions
- climbing plant or shrub; stem of such a plant
Ancestry of “curpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Albanian | kurpën | — |
| 2 | Albanian | kulpër | clematis; children's head garland of clematis... |
| 3 | Albanian | kulp | traveller's joy, old man's beard, virgin's bower |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | kulpa | — |
Words derived from “curpen”