Where does “яблоко” come from?
яблоко (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic ꙗблъко, from Proto-Slavic àblъko, from Proto-Slavic ablo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic āˀbōl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébl̥ — apple.
Ancestry of “яблоко”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | ꙗблъко | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | àblъko | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | ablo | apple |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | āˀbōl | apple |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ébl̥ | apple |
Words derived from “яблоко”