Etymology

Originally a diminutive of ptak (now archaic), from Proto-Slavic *pъtakъ, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‎(“to fly”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian ptak, Polish ptak, Czech pták, Russian пта́шка ‎(ptáška), and Serbo-Croatian pátak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ptaʃk/