Where does “zajec” come from?

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

zajec (Slovene): hare, rabbit

Definitions

  1. hare, rabbit

Ancestry of “zajec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zajec”

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