Where does “vtákojašter” come from?

vtákojašter (Slovak) comes from Slovak vták, from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

vtákojašter (Slovak): pterosaur

Definitions

  1. pterosaur

Ancestry of “vtákojašter”, step by step

vtákojašter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak vták

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakvtákbird
2Proto-Slavicpъtakъbird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

via Serbo-Croatian jašter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjašterlizard; sore throat
2Proto-Slavicaščerъlizard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →