Where does “saperka” come from?

saperka (Polish) comes from Polish saper, from French sapeur, from French sape, from Old French sappe, from Latin sappa — a sort of mattock.

saperka (Polish): entrenching tool

Definitions

  1. entrenching tool

Ancestry of “saperka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsapercombat engineer, sapper
2Frenchsapeursapper; A member of the social movement known as...
3Frenchsapea small scythe; hoe, mattock; fashion, style
4Old Frenchsappe—
5Latinsappaa sort of mattock
Every word from Latin sappa →