Where does “sabla” come from?
sabla (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin sabla, from Latin sabula, from Latin sabulum, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sabla (Occitan): sand
Ancestry of “sabla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | sabla | — |
| 2 | Latin | sabula | nominative plural of sabulum; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Latin | sabulum | Alternative form of sabulō; gravel, sand; sand,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |