Where does “птичий” come from?

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

птичий (Russian): bird; poultry

Definitions

  1. bird; poultry

Ancestry of “птичий”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпти́цаbird
2Proto-Slavicpъticabird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtica →