Where does “pitulice mică siberiană” come from?

pitulice mică siberiană (Romanian) comes from Romanian mică, from Latin mīca, from Proto-Italic smīkā, from Proto-Indo-European smēyg-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

pitulice mică siberiană (Romanian): Siberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis)

Definitions

  1. Siberian chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita tristis)

Ancestry of “pitulice mică siberiană”, step by step

pitulice mică siberiană traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian mică

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmicănominative feminine singular of mic; accusative...
2Latinmīcaa grain, crumb
3Proto-Italicsmīkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēyg-small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb; small,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

via Romanian pitulice

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpitulicewren; chiffchaff
2Romanianpitulato hide
3Romanianpitito hide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →