Where does “πετεινός” come from?

πετεινός (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πετεινός, from Ancient Greek πέτομαι, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

πετεινός (Greek): cock, rooster

Definitions

  1. cock, rooster

Ancestry of “πετεινός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπετεινόςfully fledged; able to fly
2Ancient GreekπέτομαιI fly; I dart, rush; I make haste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂etito fly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂eti →Every word from Ancient Greek πέτομαι →