Where does “strnadec” come from?

strnadec (Czech) comes from Czech -eč, from Old Czech -ec, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

strnadec (Czech): any bird from genera Ammodramus, Emberizoides, Embernagra, Junco, Melospiza, Passerculus, Passerella, Xenospiza or Zonotrichia

Definitions

  1. any bird from genera Ammodramus, Emberizoides, Embernagra, Junco, Melospiza, Passerculus, Passerella, Xenospiza or Zonotrichia

Ancestry of “strnadec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-ečappended to nouns to form an agent noun; used only on composite nouns expressing fields of knowledge
2Old Czech-ecforms masculine nouns
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Czech -eč →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →
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