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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | lopata | shovel |
| 2 | Old Czech | lopata | shovel |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | lopata | shovel, spade |
via Ukrainian лопата
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | лопата | spade; peel |
via Polish Łopata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Łopata | shovel, spade |