Where does “ptica” come from?

ptica (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic pъtica, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

ptica (Slovene): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “ptica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpъticabird
2Proto-Slavicpъtabird
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtica →