Where does “зајак” come from?

зајак (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic zajęcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

зајак (Macedonian): rabbit, hare

Definitions

  1. rabbit, hare

Ancestry of “зајак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczajęcьrabbit, hare
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źṓjinkasrabbit, hare
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “зајак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zajęcь →
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