Where does “ле́бед” come from?

ле́бед (Bulgarian) comes from Russian ле́бедь, from Proto-Slavic elbędь, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

Ancestry of “ле́бед”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianле́бедьswan
2Proto-Slavicelbędьswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite

Words derived from “ле́бед”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Slavic elbędь →Every word from Russian ле́бедь →