Where does “krpar” come from?

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

krpar (Serbo-Croatian): ragpicker, door-to-door seller of old clothes

Definitions

  1. ragpicker, door-to-door seller of old clothes

Ancestry of “krpar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȑpapatch, piece of cloth
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 kȑpa →