Where does “sabre” come from?

sabre (Catalan) comes from French sabre, from German Säbel, from Middle High German sabel, from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

sabre (Catalan): sabre

Definitions

  1. sabre

Ancestry of “sabre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsabrea single-edged sword; the force, arms;...
2GermanSäbelsabre
3Middle High Germansabel—
4Polishszablasabre
5Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
6Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
7Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →