Where does “vtákopysk” come from?

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

vtákopysk (Slovak): platypus

Definitions

  1. platypus

Ancestry of “vtákopysk”, step by step

vtákopysk 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 Slovak pysk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpysk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →