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Where does “шпаровать” come from?

шпаровать (Russian) comes from Polish szparować, from German sparen, from Middle High German sparn, from Old High German sparēn, from Proto-Germanic sparāną, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

шпаровать (Russian): to apply clay in the cavities of cracked objects

Definitions

  1. to apply clay in the cavities of cracked objects

Ancestry of “шпаровать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszparować—
2Germansparento save up; to put aside; to conserve
3Middle High Germansparn—
4Old High Germansparēn—
5Proto-Germanicsparānąto be thrifty; be conservative; be sparing
6Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
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