Where does “pernîs” come from?

pernîs (Friulian) comes from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

pernîs (Friulian): partridge

Definitions

  1. partridge

Ancestry of “pernîs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinperdīxpartridge
2Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
4Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai →