Where does “беспарица” come from?
беспарица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian па̏ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره, from Persian پاره, from Middle Persian pʾlk' — piece, part, portion.
беспарица (Serbo-Croatian): money crunch, money shortage
Definitions
- money crunch, money shortage
Ancestry of “беспарица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | па̏ра | steam |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پاره | piece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money |
| 3 | Persian | پاره | piece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn... |
| 4 | Middle Persian | pʾlk' | piece, part, portion |