Where does “lopatar” come from?
lopatar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lòpata, from Proto-Slavic lopata — shovel, spade.
lopatar (Serbo-Croatian): fallow deer
Ancestry of “lopatar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | lòpata | shovel |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | lopata | shovel, spade |