Where does “shapulicë” come from?
shapulicë (Albanian) comes from Albanian zhapi, from Albanian zhapik, from Serbo-Croatian žȁbica, from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba.
shapulicë (Albanian): toad
Ancestry of “shapulicë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | zhapi | lizard; green lizard |
| 2 | Albanian | zhapik | — |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | žȁbica | small frog or toad |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | žaba | frog, toad |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | žěba | — |