Where does “жеребец” come from?

жеребец (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic žerbьcь, from Proto-Slavic žerbę, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrebʰ- — young animal.

жеребец (Russian): stallion, stud horse; stud

Definitions

  1. stallion, stud horse; stud

Ancestry of “жеребец”, step by step

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