Where does “Ptak” come from?

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

Ptak (Polish): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “Ptak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishptakbird
2Proto-Slavicpъtakъbird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “Ptak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →