Where does “за́яц” come from?

за́яц (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic zajęcь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źṓjinkas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

за́яц (Russian): hare, jackrabbit

Definitions

  1. hare, jackrabbit

Ancestry of “за́яц”, step by step

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

Words derived from “за́яц”

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