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Where does “лопа́та” come from?

лопа́та (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic lopata — shovel, spade.

Ancestry of “лопа́та”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclopatashovel, spade

Words derived from “лопа́та”

  • лопатка
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