Re: [tied] Re: PIE vestuary

Daniel J. Milton wrote:

>> There is a word for shoes : *ker(&)p.
>
>>
>> Peter
> ********
> Boldly disregarding the wisdom of "Sutor, ne ultra crepidam", I'll
> try to answer, based on Buck.
> Gk. 'krepis (whence Lat. 'crepida'), Lith. 'kurpe', Ir. 'kairem',
> ChSl. 'creviji'.

Rom. "c�rp�" (dishcloth, rag); considered to be a loan from South Slavic
(Bg. "k�rpa", SerboCr. "krpa")
"a c�rpi"= to patch up:-)

Alex




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