Where does “шпага” come from?

шпага (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Spage, from Italian spago, from Latin spacus, from Ancient Greek σφάκος — apple sage.

шпага (Serbo-Croatian): cord, rope

Definitions

  1. cord, rope

Ancestry of “шпага”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpage—
2Italianspagocord, string, twine; thread, packthread
3Latinspacustwine
4Ancient Greekσφάκοςapple sage
Every word from Ancient Greek σφάκος →Every word from Latin spacus →Every word from Italian spago →