Where does “ле́бедь” come from?
ле́бедь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic elbędь, from Proto-Indo-European albʰós — white.
ле́бедь (Russian): swan
Ancestry of “ле́бедь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | elbędь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | albʰós | white |
Words derived from “ле́бедь”