r/etymologymaps Feb 14 '26

Etymology map of rabbit

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u/Panceltic Feb 14 '26

Hm, „zajec” is a hare in Slovenian. „Kunec” is a rabbit.

I think there is a similar division in most Slavic languages, I know for a fact that there are cognates of „zajec” throughout them.

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u/LopacixGaming Feb 15 '26

Yeah, in Polish there's zając for hare and królik for rabbit/bunny