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

Definitions

  1. wide, ample; generous

Ancestry of “zabal”, step by step

zabal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech zabalit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzabalitto pack, to wrap
2Czechza-A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places
3Old Czechza-derives verbs of various meanings
4Proto-Slavicza-for

via Latin tabula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintabulatablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
2Proto-Italic*taðlāboard

Words derived from “zabal

Every word from Proto-Slavic za-
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