Where does “cekulpīle” come from?

cekulpīle (Latvian) comes from Latvian pīle, from Proto-Indo-European pī- — to be fat; to drink.

cekulpīle (Latvian): tufted duck

Definitions

  1. tufted duck

Ancestry of “cekulpīle”, step by step

cekulpīle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian pīle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpīleduck; false sensationalist rumors
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpī-to be fat; to drink

via Latvian cekuls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviancekulscrest; tuft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pī- →Every word from Latvian pīle →
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