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Where does “сабля” come from?

сабля (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

Ancestry of “сабля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicсаблꙗ—
2Proto-Slavicsabľasabre
Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľa →