Where does “пшано” come from?

пшано (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic пьшено, from Proto-Slavic pьšeno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pišena, from Proto-Indo-European pis-en-om, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пшано (Belarusian): millet

Definitions

  1. millet

Ancestry of “пшано”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьшеноmillet
2Proto-Slavicpьšenomillet
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpišena—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-en-om—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-en-om →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pišena →