Where does “zaječice” come from?

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

zaječice (Czech): female hare

Definitions

  1. female hare

Ancestry of “zaječice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzajíchare
2Old Czechzajiechare
3Proto-Slaviczajęcьrabbit, hare
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źṓjinkasrabbit, hare
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zajęcь →
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