Where does “vrabec” come from?
vrabec (Czech) comes from Old Czech vrabec, from Proto-Slavic vorbьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
vrabec (Czech): sparrow
Ancestry of “vrabec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | vrabec | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | vorbьcь | Alternative form of *vorbь |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “vrabec”