Where does “stračka” come from?

stračka (Czech) comes from Czech straka, from Old Czech straka, from Proto-Slavic sorka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śárˀkāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

stračka (Czech): several birds from the genus Lonchura, including black-and-white mannikin, bronze mannikin, magpie mannikin, Madagascan mannikin and red-backed mannikin

Definitions

  1. several birds from the genus Lonchura, including black-and-white mannikin, bronze mannikin, magpie mannikin, Madagascan mannikin and red-backed mannikin

Ancestry of “stračka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechstrakamagpie
2Old Czechstraka—
3Proto-Slavicsorkamagpie; shirt
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśárˀkāˀmagpie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →