to spring, jump hare (Lepus) 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Cognates
language 1 Lithuanian
language 2 Russian
lexeme 1 žáisti
lexeme 2 заяц (zajac)
meaning 1 to jump
direction
meaning 2 hare
reference Fasmer 1986
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ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Motivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 прыгать
lexeme 2 попрыгун
meaning 1 to spring, jump
direction
meaning 2 (dialect) "steppe hare, with a long fluffy tail at the end"
reference SRNG: 30, 10
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region beyond the Don River, Voronezh region

Probably tolai hare (Lepus tolai)

ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Motivation
language Russian
lexeme 1 скакать
lexeme 2 скакунок
meaning 1 to spring, jump
direction
meaning 2 (dialect) hare (Lepus)
reference SRNG: 37, 371
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