Where does “zuikis” come from?

zuikis (Lithuanian) comes from Old Lithuanian zuikis, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

zuikis (Lithuanian): hare, rabbit

Definitions

  1. hare, rabbit

Ancestry of “zuikis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Lithuanianzuikis—
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źṓjinkasrabbit, hare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas →Every word from Old Lithuanian zuikis →
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