Where does “sables” come from?
sables (Asturian) comes from Asturian sable, from Spanish sable, from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ — sabre.
sables (Asturian): plural of sable
Ancestry of “sables”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Asturian | sable | sand; saber; edge of a scythe |
| 2 | Spanish | sable | sable; saber, cutlass; saber |
| 3 | French | sabre | a single-edged sword; the force, arms;... |
| 4 | German | Säbel | sabre |
| 5 | Middle High German | sabel | — |
| 6 | Polish | szabla | sabre |
| 7 | Russian | са́бля | — |
| 8 | Old East Slavic | саблꙗ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | sabľa | sabre |