Where does “hřebice” come from?

hřebice (Czech) comes from Czech hříbě, from Old Czech hřiebě, from Proto-Slavic žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- — young animal.

hřebice (Czech): mare

Definitions

  1. mare

Ancestry of “hřebice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhříběfoal
2Old Czechhřieběfoal
3Proto-Slavicžerbęfoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrebʰ-young animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ-Every word from Proto-Slavic žerbęEvery word from Old Czech hřiebě
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