Where does “Lopata” come from?

Lopata (English) comes from Czech lopata, from Old Czech lopata, from Proto-Slavic lopata — shovel, spade.

Ancestry of “Lopata”, step by step

Lopata traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech lopata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlopatashovel
2Old Czechlopatashovel
3Proto-Slaviclopatashovel, spade

via Ukrainian лопата

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianлопатаspade; peel

via Polish Łopata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŁopatashovel, spade
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