Where does “krpar” come from?
krpar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian kȑpa, from Proto-Slavic kъrpa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kúrˀpāˀ.
krpar (Serbo-Croatian): ragpicker, door-to-door seller of old clothes
Definitions
- ragpicker, door-to-door seller of old clothes
Ancestry of “krpar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | kȑpa | patch, piece of cloth |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъrpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kúrˀpāˀ | — |