Where does “tučniak” come from?

tučniak (Slovak) comes from Czech tučný, from Proto-Slavic tučьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tauˀkinas.

tučniak (Slovak): penguin

Definitions

  1. penguin

Ancestry of “tučniak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtučnýfatty; bold
2Proto-Slavictučьnъfat; lush, rich
3Proto-Balto-Slavictauˀkinas—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tauˀkinas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tučьnъ →Every word from Czech tučný →