Where does “Perdicinae” come from?

Perdicinae (Translingual) comes from Translingual Perdix, from Latin perdīx, from Ancient Greek πέρδιξ, from Ancient Greek πέρδομαι, from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai, from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor, from Proto-Indo-European perd- — to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind.

Perdicinae (Translingual): subfamily

Definitions

  1. subfamily

Ancestry of “Perdicinae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualPerdixgenus}}
2Latinperdīxpartridge
3Ancient Greekπέρδιξpartridge
4Ancient Greekπέρδομαιto fart, break wind
5Proto-Hellenicpérdomaito fart loudly
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérdetorto be farting
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperd-to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérdetor →Every word from Proto-Hellenic pérdomai →