Where does “ptakopysk” come from?

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

ptakopysk (Czech): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “ptakopysk”, step by step

ptakopysk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech pták

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechptákbird; cock
2Proto-Slavicpъtakъbird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Czech pysk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpysklip
2Old Czechpysklip
3Proto-Slavicpyskъ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →