Where does “rysica” come from?

rysica (Slovak) comes from Slovak rys, from Proto-Slavic rysь — lynx.

rysica (Slovak): female lynx

Definitions

  1. female lynx

Ancestry of “rysica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakryslynx
2Proto-Slavicrysьlynx
Every word from Proto-Slavic rysь →Every word from Slovak rys →
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