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szablya
Hungarian · medieval
"a curved sword"
the name for the curved cavalry sword
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Säbel
German · 1500s-1600s
"a curved sword"
adopted through contact with Hungarian cavalry
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sabre
French · 1600s
"a curved cavalry sword"
carried the weapon's name into French military use
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saber
English · 1600s-1700s
"a heavy sword with a curved blade"
adopted directly from French
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