Where does “białorzytka” come from?

białorzytka (Polish) comes from Polish rzyć, from Proto-Slavic ritь, from Proto-Indo-European rēyti-.

białorzytka (Polish): wheatear, any bird of the genus Oenanthe

Definitions

  1. wheatear, any bird of the genus Oenanthe

Ancestry of “białorzytka”, step by step

białorzytka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish rzyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzyćbuttocks, ass
2Proto-Slavicritьbuttock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēyti-—

via Polish Biały

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishBiaływhite
2Old Polishbiaływhite
3Proto-Slavic*bě̃lъwhite the brightest color
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēyti- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ritь →Every word from Polish rzyć →