Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/sykora

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 This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From earlier *sykati, of imitative origin, mimicking the sound of the bird, which is transcribed as sik sik, cit cit, zig zig, etc.

Noun

*sykora f

  1. tit (bird of the family Paridae)
    Synonym: *sinìca

Descendants

  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: sýkora
    • Polish: sikora
    • Slovak: sýkora
    • Sorbian:
      Lower Sorbian: sykora
      Upper Sorbian: sykora

References

  1. ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2001) “sýkora”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), 1st edition, Voznice: LEDA, →ISBN
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