Where does “sablobenko” come from?
sablobenko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto benko, from English bench, from Middle English bench, from Old English benċ, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
sablobenko (Esperanto): shoal
Ancestry of “sablobenko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | benko | bench |
| 2 | English | bench | A long seat with or without a back, found for... |
| 3 | Middle English | bench | — |
| 4 | Old English | benċ | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |