Where does “baldritxa” come from?

baldritxa (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin *pardice, from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

baldritxa (Catalan): gull

Definitions

  1. gull

Ancestry of “baldritxa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*pardice
2Latinperdīxpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
4Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
5Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetorEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai