Where does “lebediță” come from?

lebediță (Romanian) comes from Romanian lebădă, from Russian ле́бедь, from Proto-Slavic elbędь, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.

Ancestry of “lebediță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianlebădăswan
2Russianле́бедьswan
3Proto-Slavicelbędьswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰósEvery word from Proto-Slavic elbędьEvery word from Russian ле́бедь