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Where does “pták” come from?

pták (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pták (Czech): bird; cock

Definitions

  1. bird; cock

Ancestry of “pták”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpъtakъ—
2Proto-Slavicpъtabird
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pták”

  • ptačí
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →