Where does “Łabędź” come from?

Łabędź (Polish) comes from Old Polish łabęć, from Proto-Slavic olbǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

Łabędź (Polish): Cygnus, the Northern Cross, a constellation

Definitions

  1. Cygnus, the Northern Cross, a constellation

Ancestry of “Łabędź”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishłabęćswan
2Proto-Slavicolbǫdьswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “Łabędź”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Slavic olbǫdь →Every word from Old Polish łabęć →