Where does “špahtla” come from?
špahtla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spachtel, from German Spatel, from Italian spatola, from Russian шпатель, from Spanish espátula, from Latin spatula, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη.
špahtla (Serbo-Croatian): trowel
Definitions
- trowel
Ancestry of “špahtla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Spachtel | spattle; palette knife |
| 2 | German | Spatel | painting knife, spatula; scoop, applicator |
| 3 | Italian | spatola | spatula, paddle; palette knife; putty knife |
| 4 | Russian | шпатель | шпа́тель • m inan; putty knife; spatula |
| 5 | Spanish | espátula | spatula; spoonbill |
| 6 | Latin | spatula | a broad, flat piece; a little palm frond; a... |
| 7 | Latin | spatha | spatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σπάθη | any broad blade, of wood or metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sph₂-dʰ- | — |