Where does “πετροπέρδικα” come from?

πετροπέρδικα (Greek) comes from Greek πέρδικα, 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.

πετροπέρδικα (Greek): Alectoris graeca: rock partridge

Definitions

  1. Alectoris graeca: rock partridge

Ancestry of “πετροπέρδικα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπέρδικαpartridge
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 pérdetorEvery word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai