Where does “жаба” come from?

жаба (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic жаба, from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba — chaffinch.

жаба (Bulgarian): a frog; a toad

Definitions

  1. a frog; a toad

Ancestry of “жаба”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжабаtoad; frog
2Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
3Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch

Words derived from “жаба”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Old Church Slavonic жаба →