Where does “Żaba” come from?

Żaba (Polish) comes from Ukrainian жаба, from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba — chaffinch.

Żaba (Polish): frog, especially any true frog or ranid

Definitions

  1. frog, especially any true frog or ranid

Ancestry of “Żaba”, step by step

Żaba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian жаба

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжабаfrog; quinsy, tonsillitis
2Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
3Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch

via Old Polish żaba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishżaba—

Words derived from “Żaba”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Ukrainian жаба →