Where does “пшаніца” come from?

пшаніца (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic пьшеница, from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пшаніца (Belarusian): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “пшаніца”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьшеницаwheat
2Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “пшаніца”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →Every word from Old East Slavic пьшеница →