Where does “птичји” come from?

птичји (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian птица, from Proto-Slavic pъtica, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

птичји (Macedonian): bird, avian

Definitions

  1. bird, avian

Ancestry of “птичји”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianптицаbird
2Proto-Slavicpъticabird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂-