Where does “птахоподібний” come from?

птахоподібний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пта́х, from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

птахоподібний (Ukrainian): birdlike

Definitions

  1. birdlike

Ancestry of “птахоподібний”, step by step

птахоподібний traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian пта́х

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

via Ukrainian поді́бний

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianподі́бнийsimilar, alike
2Proto-Slavic*podobьnъsimilar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъta →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъtakъ →