Where does “żabol” come from?

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

żabol (Polish): darling, sweetie

Definitions

  1. darling, sweetie

Ancestry of “żabol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishŻabafrog, especially any true frog or ranid
2Ukrainianжабаfrog; quinsy, tonsillitis
3Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
4Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch
Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Ukrainian жаба →
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