Where does “זשאַבע” come from?

זשאַבע (Yiddish) comes from Proto-Slavic žaba, from Proto-Slavic žěba — chaffinch.

זשאַבע (Yiddish): frog; toad

Definitions

  1. frog; toad

Ancestry of “זשאַבע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžabafrog, toad
2Proto-Slavicžěbachaffinch

Words derived from “זשאַבע”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žěba →Every word from Proto-Slavic žaba →
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