Where does “tetřev” come from?
tetřev (Czech) comes from Old Czech tetřěv, from Proto-Slavic tetervь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
tetřev (Czech): grouse; capercaillie
Ancestry of “tetřev”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | tetřěv | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tetervь | grouse; black grouse |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | teterwás | grouse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetr̥-wó-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |
Words derived from “tetřev”