Where does “plaukikas” come from?

plaukikas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian plaukti, from Proto-Indo-European plewk-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

plaukikas (Lithuanian): red-necked phalarope

Definitions

  1. red-necked phalarope

Ancestry of “plaukikas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianplauktito swim; to float
2Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk- →Every word from Lithuanian plaukti →