Where does “tenkozobec” come from?

tenkozobec (Czech) comes from Czech tenký, from Old Czech tenký, from Proto-Slavic tьnъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

tenkozobec (Czech): avocet

Definitions

  1. avocet

Ancestry of “tenkozobec”, step by step

tenkozobec traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech tenký

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtenkýthin
2Old Czechtenkýthin
3Proto-Slavictьnъkъthin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanténh₂usthin
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenh₂-to stretch, to extend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Czech zob

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzobbird food; beak
2Old Czechzobfodder
3Proto-Slaviczobьfodder; oats
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tenh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ténh₂us →