Where does “sabel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “sabel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszablasabre
2Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
3Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
4Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

Words derived from “sabel”

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