Where does “zabal” come from?
zabal (Basque) comes from Czech zabalit, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.
zabal (Basque): wide, ample; generous
Ancestry of “zabal”, step by step
zabal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech zabalit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | zabalit | to pack, to wrap |
| 2 | Czech | za- | A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places |
| 3 | Old Czech | za- | derives verbs of various meanings |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | za- | for |
via Latin tabula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tabula | tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | *taðlā | board |
Words derived from “zabal”