Where does “сърпоклюн” come from?

сърпоклюн (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian сърп, from Old Church Slavonic срьпъ, from Proto-Slavic sьrpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

сърпоклюн (Bulgarian): ibisbill seabird of family

Definitions

  1. ibisbill seabird of family

Ancestry of “сърпоклюн”, step by step

сърпоклюн traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian сърп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianсърпsickle
2Old Church Slavonicсрьпъsickle
3Proto-Slavicsьrpъsickle
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsírpas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Bulgarian клюн

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianклюнbeak, bill
2Proto-Slavic*kľunъbeak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic sírpas →