Where does “sabre” come from?

sabre (French) comes 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 (French): a single-edged sword; the force, arms;...

Definitions

  1. a single-edged sword; the force, arms;...

Ancestry of “sabre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäbelsabre
2Middle High Germansabel—
3Polishszablasabre
4Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
5Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
6Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

Words derived from “sabre”

Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →