Where does “птица” come from?
птица (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic пътица, from Proto-Slavic pъtica, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
птица (Bulgarian): bird, fowl
Ancestry of “птица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | пътица | bird |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pъtica | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pъta | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
Words derived from “птица”