Where does “asbáala” come from?

asbáala (Navajo) comes from Spanish espadas, from Spanish espada, from Old Spanish espada, from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη, from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-.

asbáala (Navajo): spades

Definitions

  1. spades

Ancestry of “asbáala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishespadasplural of espada; sword; swords
2Spanishespadasword; spade; épée
3Old Spanishespadasword
4Latinspathaspatula, spattle; spatha; a long, two-edged,...
5Ancient Greekσπάθηany broad blade, of wood or metal
6Proto-Indo-Europeansph₂-dʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sph₂-dʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek σπάθηEvery word from Latin spatha