Where does “netopier” come from?

netopier (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic netopyřь, from Proto-Indo-European nekʷto-peryo.

netopier (Slovak): bat winged mammal

Definitions

  1. bat winged mammal

Ancestry of “netopier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicnetopyřьbat
2Proto-Indo-Europeannekʷto-peryo—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nekʷto-peryo →Every word from Proto-Slavic netopyřь →