Where does “шабля” come from?

шабля (Belarusian) comes from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

шабля (Belarusian): sabre, cutlass

Definitions

  1. sabre, cutlass

Ancestry of “шабля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszablasabre
2Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
3Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
4Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →