Where does “πίσσα” come from?

πίσσα (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

πίσσα (Ancient Greek): pitch; resin used for treating wine jars

Definitions

  1. pitch; resin used for treating wine jars

Ancestry of “πίσσα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “πίσσα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →