Where does “птиця” come from?

птиця (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic пътица, from Proto-Slavic pъtica, from Proto-Slavic pъta, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

птиця (Ukrainian): bird

Definitions

  1. bird

Ancestry of “птиця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпътицаbird
2Proto-Slavicpъticabird
3Proto-Slavicpъtabird
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →