Where does “głuptak” come from?

głuptak (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.

głuptak (Polish): gannet (Morus), especially the northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

Definitions

  1. gannet (Morus), especially the northern gannet (Morus bassanus)

Ancestry of “głuptak”, step by step

głuptak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Ptak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPtakbird
2Old Polishptakbird
3Proto-Slavicpъtakъbird
4Proto-Slavicpъtabird
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Polish głupi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgłupistupid, silly, dumb
2Proto-Slavicglũpъstupid, foolish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →