Where does “Łabędź” come from?
Łabędź (Polish) comes from Old Polish łabęć, from Proto-Slavic olbǫdь, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.
Ancestry of “Łabędź”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | łabęć | swan |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | olbǫdь | swan |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |