Where does “Sobol” come from?

Sobol (English) comes from Russian собо́ль, from Old East Slavic соболь, from Proto-Slavic *sobolь — sable (Martes zibellina).

Ancestry of “Sobol”, step by step

Sobol traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian собо́ль

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсобо́льsable
2Old East Slavicсобольsable (Martes zibellina)
3Proto-Slavic*sobolьsable (Martes zibellina)

via Polish Soból

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSobólsable

via Ukrainian соболь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсобольsable
Every word from Proto-Slavic *sobolь →Every word from Old East Slavic соболь →Every word from Russian собо́ль →
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