Where does “zażec” come from?

zażec (Old Polish) comes from Serbo-Croatian zec, from Proto-Slavic zajęcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

zażec (Old Polish): to light, to ignite

Definitions

  1. to light, to ignite

Ancestry of “zażec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzechare
2Proto-Slaviczajęcьrabbit, hare
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źṓjinkasrabbit, hare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zajęcь →