Where does “žabica” come from?

žabica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian žaba, from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba — chaffinch.

žabica (Serbo-Croatian): small frog

Definitions

  1. small frog

Ancestry of “žabica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianžabafrog
2Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
3Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch
Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Serbo-Croatian žaba →