Where does “райска птица” come from?

райска птица (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian райски, from Bulgarian рай, from Proto-Slavic rajь, from Proto-Iranian raHíš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian raHíš, from Proto-Indo-European reh₁ís — wealth, goods.

райска птица (Bulgarian): bird of paradise tropical songbird of family

Definitions

  1. bird of paradise tropical songbird of family

Ancestry of “райска птица”, step by step

райска птица traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian райски

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianрайскиparadise; paradisiacal
2Bulgarianрайheaven, Eden; paradise
3Proto-Slavicrajьparadise
4Proto-IranianraHíš—
5Proto-Indo-IranianraHíšwealth, property, goods
6Proto-Indo-Europeanreh₁íswealth, goods

via Bulgarian птица

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