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Where does “sapeli” come from?

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

sapeli (Finnish): sabre, saber

Definitions

  1. sabre, saber

Ancestry of “sapeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsabelsabre
2GermanSäbelsabre
3Middle High Germansabel—
4Polishszablasabre
5Russianса́бля—
6Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
7Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

Words derived from “sapeli”

  • sapelinkalistelu
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →