Where does “пшанічка” come from?

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

пшанічка (Belarusian): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “пшанічка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianпшаніцаwheat
2Old East Slavicпьшеницаwheat
3Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →Every word from Old East Slavic пьшеница →