Where does “лапа” come from?

лапа (Bulgarian) comes from Russian ла́па, from Proto-Slavic làpa — paw.

лапа (Bulgarian): paw lower end of animal's limbs

Definitions

  1. paw lower end of animal's limbs

Ancestry of “лапа”, step by step

лапа traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ла́па

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianла́паpaw
2Proto-Slaviclàpapaw

via Proto-Slavic *xlapa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*xlapaslush, sleet

via Ottoman Turkish لاپا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishلاپا—
Every word from Proto-Slavic làpa →Every word from Russian ла́па →