Where does “жапче” come from?

жапче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian жаба, from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba — chaffinch.

жапче (Macedonian): frogling

Definitions

  1. frogling

Ancestry of “жапче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianжабаfrog
2Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
3Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch
Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Macedonian жаба →
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