Where does “πτηνός” come from?

πτηνός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

πτηνός (Ancient Greek): flying

Definitions

  1. flying

Ancestry of “πτηνός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekπέτομαιI fly; I dart, rush; I make haste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “πτηνός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂etiEvery word from Ancient Greek πέτομαι