Where does “пти́ца” come from?

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

пти́ца (Russian): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “пти́ца”, step by step

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

Words derived from “пти́ца”

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