Where does “Zabala” come from?
Zabala (English) comes from Spanish Zabala, from Basque zabal, from Czech zabalit, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.
Ancestry of “Zabala”, step by step
Zabala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish Zabala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | Zabala | common on the Basque Country |
| 2 | Basque | zabal | wide, ample; generous |
| 3 | Czech | zabalit | to pack, to wrap |
| 4 | Czech | za- | A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places |
| 5 | Old Czech | za- | derives verbs of various meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | za- | for |
via Romanian Zăbala
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Zăbala | bit (for a horse) |