Where does “лебедёнок” come from?

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

лебедёнок (Russian): cygnet

Definitions

  1. cygnet

Ancestry of “лебедёнок”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianле́бедьswan
2Proto-Slavicelbędьswan
3Proto-Indo-Europeanalbʰóswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European albʰós →Every word from Proto-Slavic elbędь →Every word from Russian ле́бедь →