Where does “јабука” come from?

јабука (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic *ablъka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā́ˀbōl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

јабука (Serbo-Croatian): apple

Definitions

  1. apple

Ancestry of “јабука”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ablъkaapple
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*ā́ˀbōlapple
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ā́ˀbōl →Every word from Proto-Slavic *ablъka →