Where does “tetřevice” come from?

tetřevice (Czech) comes from Czech tetřev, 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.

tetřevice (Czech): female capercaillie

Definitions

  1. female capercaillie

Ancestry of “tetřevice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtetřevgrouse; capercaillie
2Old Czechtetřěv—
3Proto-Slavictetervьgrouse; black grouse
4Proto-Balto-Slavicteterwásgrouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic teterwás →
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