Where does “συροπέρδιξ” come from?

συροπέρδιξ (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.

συροπέρδιξ (Ancient Greek): sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)

Definitions

  1. sand partridge (Ammoperdix heyi)

Ancestry of “συροπέρδιξ”, step by step

συροπέρδιξ 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 Σύρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΣύροςSyrian
2AkkadianAššūrAssur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetorEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai
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