Where does “жаб'ячий” come from?

жаб'ячий (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian жаба, from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba — chaffinch.

жаб'ячий (Ukrainian): frog, frog's

Definitions

  1. frog, frog's

Ancestry of “жаб'ячий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianжабаfrog; quinsy, tonsillitis
2Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
3Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch
Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →Every word from Ukrainian жаба →