Where does “lopçar” come from?

lopçar (Albanian) comes from Albanian lopë, from Proto-Albanian lāpā, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.

lopçar (Albanian): cowboy

Definitions

  1. cowboy

Ancestry of “lopçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianlopëcow
2Proto-Albanianlāpācow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂p-to shine; to light, shine; glow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- →Every word from Proto-Albanian lāpā →Every word from Albanian lopë →