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Where does “Ptach” come from?

Ptach (Polish) comes from Polish Ptak, from Old Polish ptak, from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

Ancestry of “Ptach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPtak—
2Old Polishptak—
3Proto-Slavicpъtakъ—
4Proto-Slavicpъtabird
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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