Where does “ooteka” come from?

ooteka (Polish) comes from English oötheca, from English oö-, from Ancient Greek ᾠο-, from Ancient Greek ᾠόν, from Proto-Hellenic ōyyón, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ōwyóm, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis — bird.

ooteka (Polish): ootheca

Definitions

  1. ootheca

Ancestry of “ooteka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoöthecaAlternative spelling of ootheca
2Englishoö-Alternative spelling of oo-; egg
3Ancient Greekᾠο-oo-
4Ancient Greekᾠόνegg; seed
5Proto-Hellenicōyyónegg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ōwyómegg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éwisbird
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éwis →