Where does “lotcar” come from?

lotcar (Romanian) comes from Romanian lotcă, from Russian лодка, from Old East Slavic лодъка, from Proto-Slavic oldī — boat, vessel.

lotcar (Romanian): boatman

Definitions

  1. boatman

Ancestry of “lotcar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlotcăboat
2Russianлодкаboat, dinghy, gig, yawl
3Old East Slavicлодъка—
4Proto-Slavicoldīboat, vessel
Every word from Proto-Slavic oldī →Every word from Old East Slavic лодъка →Every word from Russian лодка →