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Where does “zaķēns” come from?

zaķēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian Zaķis, from Latvian zaķis, from Belarusian за́йка.

zaķēns (Latvian): baby or young hare, leveret

Definitions

  1. baby or young hare, leveret

Ancestry of “zaķēns”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianZaķis—
2Latvianzaķishare; stowaway; person who rides without paying...
3Belarusianза́йка—
Every word from Belarusian за́йка →