Where does “ша́бля” come from?

ша́бля (Ukrainian) comes from Polish szabla, from Russian са́бля, from Old East Slavic саблꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sabľa — sabre.

ша́бля (Ukrainian): sabre, cutlass

Definitions

  1. sabre, cutlass

Ancestry of “ша́бля”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishszablasabre
2Russianса́бляsaber, cutlass
3Old East Slavicсаблꙗ
4Proto-Slavicsabľasabre

Words derived from “ша́бля

Every word from Proto-Slavic sabľaEvery word from Old East Slavic саблꙗEvery word from Russian са́бля
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