Where does “ptŏk” come from?

ptŏk (Silesian) comes from Old Polish ptak, from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

ptŏk (Silesian): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “ptŏk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishptakbird
2Proto-Slavicpъtakъbird
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 pъtakъ →