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Where does “krpati” come from?

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

krpati (Serbo-Croatian): to patch, mend, botch, cobble

Definitions

  1. to patch, mend, botch, cobble

Ancestry of “krpati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiankȑpapatch, piece of cloth
2Proto-Slavickъrpa—
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kúrˀpāˀ—

Words derived from “krpati”

  • kotlokrpa
  • skrpati
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