Where does “Zając” come from?

Zając (Polish) comes from Polish zając, from Proto-Slavic zajęcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

Ancestry of “Zając”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzająchare
2Proto-Slaviczajęcьrabbit, hare
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źṓjinkasrabbit, hare
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “Zając”

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