Where does “клукајдрвец” come from?
клукајдрвец (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian дрво, from Proto-Slavic dervo, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ, from Proto-Hellenic dóru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
клукајдрвец (Macedonian): woodpecker
Definitions
- woodpecker
Ancestry of “клукајдрвец”, step by step
клукајдрвец traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian дрво
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | дрво | a tree; a piece of wood; arbor |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dervo | tree |
| 3 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Macedonian клука
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | клука | to peck; to stuff, force-feed, overfeed |