Where does “Vrabec” come from?
Vrabec (English) comes from Czech vrabec, from Old Czech vrabec, from Proto-Slavic vorbьcь, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
Ancestry of “Vrabec”, step by step
Vrabec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech vrabec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | vrabec | sparrow |
| 2 | Old Czech | vrabec | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | vorbьcь | Alternative form of *vorbь |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 5 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Slovak vrabec
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovak | vrabec | sparrow |