Where does “птицечовка” come from?

птицечовка (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.

птицечовка (Bulgarian): platypus, duck-billed platypus, duckbill,...

Definitions

  1. platypus, duck-billed platypus, duckbill,...

Ancestry of “птицечовка”, step by step

птицечовка 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 човка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчовкаsmall bill, neb, beak; hooter
2Proto-Slavicčepъka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtica →