Where does “περδικοθήρας” come from?

περδικοθήρας (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

περδικοθήρας (Ancient Greek): partridge-catcher, name of a species of hawk

Definitions

  1. partridge-catcher, name of a species of hawk

Ancestry of “περδικοθήρας”, step by step

περδικοθήρας traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek πέρδιξ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
2Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
3Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind

via Ancient Greek θηράω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθηράωto hunt
2Ancient Greekθήρa wild beast, beast of prey, especially a lion;...
3Proto-Hellenickʷʰḗrwild beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwer-wild; wild animal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetorEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai