putns

Etymology
Traditionally derived from, a morphological variant of (originally “young bird”), from , , from or akin to the root. Another possibility is that the original stem was, with 🇨🇬 (dialectally also “egg”) as a direct reflex; from the zero grade form >  (perhaps with the suffix ); in this respect, cf. 🇨🇬. For these hypotheses, cognates include 🇨🇬,, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Neither hypothesis, however, completely explains the form of this word. A more recent suggestion is, , from which 🇨🇬 (< ), 🇨🇬 (< ), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, , 🇨🇬 (< ). From, > , , where an epenthetic -u- would lead to ,  (cf. dialectal diminutive  with e), from which.

Noun

 * 1) bird vertebrate animal of the class Aves, covered with feathers, with wings and often capable of flying