Where does “tetřěv” come from?
tetřěv (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic tetervь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic teterwás, from Proto-Indo-European tetr̥-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “tetřěv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tetervь | grouse; black grouse |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | teterwás | grouse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tetr̥-wó-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -wós | Creates adjectives from verb stems |