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

  1. money crunch, money shortage

Ancestry of “беспарица”, step by step

беспарица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian па̏ра

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏раsteam
2Ottoman Turkishپارهpiece, part, morsel; cannon shot; coin, money
3Persianپارهpiece, part, portion; coin, money; torn, torn...
4Middle Persianpʾlk'piece, part, portion

via Serbo-Croatian без

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianбезwithout, excluding, not counting; linen, canvas;...
2Proto-Slavicbezwithout
3Proto-Indo-European*bʰeǵʰs
Every word from Middle Persian pʾlk'Every word from Persian پارهEvery word from Ottoman Turkish پاره
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