Where does “zajíc” come from?

zajíc (Czech) comes from Old Czech zajiec, from Proto-Slavic zajęcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

zajíc (Czech): hare

Definitions

  1. hare

Ancestry of “zajíc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzajiechare
2Proto-Slaviczajęcьrabbit, hare
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źṓjinkasrabbit, hare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “zajíc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zajęcь →