Where does “жар-птица” come from?
жар-птица (Russian) comes from Bulgarian птица, from Old Church Slavonic пътица, from Proto-Slavic pъtica, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
жар-птица (Russian): firebird, phoenix; tempting, hard-to-achieve...
Definitions
- firebird, phoenix; tempting, hard-to-achieve...
Ancestry of “жар-птица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Bulgarian | птица | bird, fowl |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | пътица | bird |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pъtica | bird |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pъta | bird |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |