Where does “サーベル” come from?

サーベル (Japanese) comes from Dutch 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.

サーベル (Japanese): sabre

Definitions

  1. sabre

Ancestry of “サーベル”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsabelsabre Commonwealth, saber US sword with a narrow, slightly curved blade
2GermanSäbelsabre
3Middle High Germansabel—
4Polishszablasabre
5Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
6Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
7Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →Every word from Old East Slavic саблꙗ →Every word from Russian са́бля →