Where does “sykorka” come from?

sykorka (Upper Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian sykora, from Proto-Slavic sykora, from Proto-Slavic sykati — to hiss.

sykorka (Upper Sorbian): tit

Definitions

  1. tit

Ancestry of “sykorka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbiansykoratit
2Proto-Slavicsykoratit (bird of the family Paridae)
3Proto-Slavicsykatito hiss
Every word from Proto-Slavic sykati →Every word from Proto-Slavic sykora →Every word from Upper Sorbian sykora →