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Where does “łopatka” come from?

łopatka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian -ka, from Proto-Slavic -ъka, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

łopatka (Lower Sorbian): Diminutive of łopata; dustpan; peel

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of łopata; dustpan; peel

Ancestry of “łopatka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbian-kaadded to masculine nouns to form a feminine;...
2Proto-Slavic-ъkaDenominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,...
3Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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