Where does “крпењача” come from?

крпењача (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кр̏па, from Proto-Slavic kъrpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ — shoe.

крпењача (Serbo-Croatian): rag-ball

Definitions

  1. rag-ball

Ancestry of “крпењача”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianкр̏паrag, tatter
2Proto-Slavickъrpapiece of cloth
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀshoe
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrpa →Every word from Serbo-Croatian кр̏па →
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