Where does “lebedi” come from?

lebedi (Karelian) comes from Russian ле́бедь, from Proto-Slavic elbędь, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

lebedi (Karelian): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “lebedi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianле́бедьswan
2Proto-Slavicelbędьswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Slavic elbędь →Every word from Russian ле́бедь →