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 — chaffinch.

shapulicë (Albanian): toad

Definitions

  1. toad

Ancestry of “shapulicë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianzhapilizard; green lizard
2Albanianzhapik—
3Serbo-Croatianžȁbicasmall frog or toad
4Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
5Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch
Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Serbo-Croatian žȁbica →