Where does “louskač” come from?

louskač (Czech) comes from Czech louskat, from Proto-Slavic luskati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic lauˀskāˀtei.

louskač (Czech): any seedeater from the genera Amaurospiza and Oryzoborus

Definitions

  1. any seedeater from the genera Amaurospiza and Oryzoborus

Ancestry of “louskač”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlouskatto crack, to shell
2Proto-Slavicluskatito peel, to shell
3Proto-Balto-Slaviclauˀskāˀtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic lauˀskāˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic luskati →Every word from Czech louskat →