Where does “źrebiec” come from?

źrebiec (Polish) comes from Old Polish źrebiec, from Proto-Slavic žerbьcь, from Proto-Slavic žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- — young animal.

źrebiec (Polish): young male horse; a colt

Definitions

  1. young male horse; a colt

Ancestry of “źrebiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishźrebieccolt
2Proto-Slavicžerbьcь—
3Proto-Slavicžerbęfoal
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrebʰ-young animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerbę →Every word from Proto-Slavic žerbьcь →