Where does “жребец” come from?

жребец (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic жрѣбьць, from Proto-Slavic žerbьcь, from Proto-Slavic žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- — young animal.

жребец (Bulgarian): (uncastrated male horse) stallion, steed, stud-horse

Definitions

  1. (uncastrated male horse) stallion, steed, stud-horse

Ancestry of “жребец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicжрѣбьцьfoal
2Proto-Slavicžerbьcь—
3Proto-Slavicžerbęfoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrebʰ-young animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerbę →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerbьcь →