Where does “kùropatka” come from?

kùropatka (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic *kuropъtъka, from Proto-Slavic kuropъty — partridge.

kùropatka (Kashubian): grey partridge

Definitions

  1. grey partridge

Ancestry of “kùropatka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*kuropъtъkapartridge
2Proto-Slavickuropъtypartridge
Every word from Proto-Slavic kuropъty →Every word from Proto-Slavic *kuropъtъka →