Where does “птица носорог” come from?

птица носорог (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian носорог, from Bulgarian нос, from Old Church Slavonic носъ, from Proto-Slavic nȍsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic nasús, from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s- — nose, nostril.

птица носорог (Bulgarian): hornbill tropical bird of family

Definitions

  1. hornbill tropical bird of family

Ancestry of “птица носорог”, step by step

птица носорог traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian носорог

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianносорогrhinoceros
2Bulgarianносnose; toe; bow, head, prow
3Old Church Slavonicносъnose
4Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
5Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril

via Bulgarian птица

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianптицаbird, fowl
2Old Church Slavonicпътицаbird
3Proto-Slavicpъticabird
4Proto-Slavicpъtabird
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₂s-
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