Where does “Zavala” come from?
Zavala (Spanish) comes from Basque Zabala, from Basque zabal, from Czech zabalit, from Czech za-, from Old Czech za-, from Proto-Slavic za- — for.
Ancestry of “Zavala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Basque | Zabala | — |
| 2 | Basque | zabal | wide, ample; generous |
| 3 | Czech | zabalit | — |
| 4 | Czech | za- | A prefix; Forms adjectives referring to places |
| 5 | Old Czech | za- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | za- | for |
Words derived from “Zavala”