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

Definitions

  1. bird, fowl

Ancestry of “птица”, step by step

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

Words derived from “птица”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtica →