Where does “lāpsta” come from?

lāpsta (Latvian) comes from Latvian lāpa, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- — to shine; to light, shine; glow.

lāpsta (Latvian): shovel, spade; spadeful, shovelful; blade

Definitions

  1. shovel, spade; spadeful, shovelful; blade

Ancestry of “lāpsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianlāpatorch; flambeau; 3rd person singular present...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂p-to shine; to light, shine; glow

Words derived from “lāpsta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂p- →Every word from Latvian lāpa →