Where does “čevljekljun” come from?

čevljekljun (Slovene) comes from Slovene kljun, from Proto-Slavic *kľunъ — beak.

čevljekljun (Slovene): shoebill

Definitions

  1. shoebill

Ancestry of “čevljekljun”, step by step

čevljekljun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovene kljun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenekljunbeak
2Proto-Slavic*kľunъbeak

via Slovene čevelj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovenečeveljshoe (protective covering for the foot)
2Proto-Slavic*červьjьshoe
Every word from Proto-Slavic *kľunъ →Every word from Slovene kljun →