Where does “граблива птица” come from?

граблива птица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian птица, from Old Church Slavonic пътица, from Proto-Slavic pъtica, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

граблива птица (Bulgarian): bird of prey, raptor

Definitions

  1. bird of prey, raptor

Ancestry of “граблива птица”, step by step

граблива птица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian птица

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianптицаbird, fowl
2Old Church Slavonicпътицаbird
3Proto-Slavicpъticabird
4Proto-Slavicpъtabird
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Bulgarian грабли́в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianграбли́в
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-
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