Where does “субота” come from?

субота (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sǫbota, from Hebrew שַׁבָּת, from Akkadian šapattum — 15.

Ancestry of “субота”, step by step

субота traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic sǫbota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicsǫbotaSaturday
2HebrewשַׁבָּתSabbath, Shabbat; weekly day of rest; sabbath
3Akkadianšapattum15

via Koine Greek *σάμβατον

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greek*σάμβατον—

Words derived from “субота”

Every word from Akkadian šapattum →Every word from Hebrew שַׁבָּת →Every word from Proto-Slavic sǫbota →