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Where does “жабо” come from?

жабо (Russian) comes from French jabot — stomach; bird’s crop; shirt-frill, jabot.

жабо (Russian): jabot, ruff

Definitions

  1. jabot, ruff

Ancestry of “жабо”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchjabotstomach; bird’s crop; shirt-frill, jabot
Every word from French jabot →