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Where does “olbǫdь” come from?

olbǫdь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

olbǫdь (Proto-Slavic): swan

Definitions

  1. swan

Ancestry of “olbǫdь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite

Words derived from “olbǫdь”

  • лебедь
  • łabędź
  • Łabędź
  • лабуд
  • labud
  • labuť
  • labutí
  • lebădă
  • лебідь
  • labuť
  • labutí
  • labod
  • лебедзь
  • łabęć
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