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Where does “pъtica” come from?

pъtica (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

pъtica (Proto-Slavic): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “pъtica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpъtabird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “pъtica”

  • птица
  • птица
  • ptica
  • птицечовка
  • птица
  • птица
  • ptica
  • пътица
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