Where does “ябълка” come from?
ябълка (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic ablъko, from Proto-Slavic ablo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic āˀbōl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébl̥ — apple.
ябълка (Bulgarian): apple
Ancestry of “ябълка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | ablъko | apple |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | ablo | apple |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | āˀbōl | apple |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébl̥ | apple |