Where does “utva” come from?

utva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫty, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.

utva (Serbo-Croatian): common shelduck

Definitions

  1. common shelduck

Ancestry of “utva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫtyduck
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énh₂tsduck
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts →Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫty →