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Where does “lapida” come from?

lapida (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

lapida (Proto-Finnic): shovel; spade

Definitions

  1. shovel; spade

Ancestry of “lapida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

Words derived from “lapida”

  • labid
  • lapia
  • labid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →