Where does “vultur pleșuv sur” come from?

vultur pleșuv sur (Romanian) comes from Romanian pleșuv, from Bulgarian плешив, from Proto-Slavic *plěšь — bald patch.

vultur pleșuv sur (Romanian): griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Definitions

  1. griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus)

Ancestry of “vultur pleșuv sur”, step by step

vultur pleșuv sur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian pleșuv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpleșuvbald
2Bulgarianплешивbald, bald-headed
3Proto-Slavic*plěšьbald patch

via Romanian vultur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianvulturaccipitrid; a brave, admirable man
2LatinVulturvulture

via Romanian sur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansurgrey
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