Where does “dropik” come from?

dropik (Polish) comes from Polish -ik, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

dropik (Polish): any bustard of the genus Afrotis, Eupodotis, Heterotetrax, Lissotis, or Lophotis

Definitions

  1. any bustard of the genus Afrotis, Eupodotis, Heterotetrax, Lissotis, or Lophotis

Ancestry of “dropik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-ikForms diminutive nouns
2Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
3Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
4Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
5Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Ancient Greek -ικός →Every word from Latin -icus →