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
Ancestry of “шпага”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Spage | — |
| 2 | Italian | spago | cord, string, twine; thread, packthread |
| 3 | Latin | spacus | twine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σφάκος | apple sage |