Where does “птаха” come from?

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

птаха (Russian): bird; genitive/accusative singular of птах

Definitions

  1. bird; genitive/accusative singular of птах

Ancestry of “птаха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpъtakъbird
2Proto-Slavicpъtabird
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “птаха”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →