Where does “поничка” come from?

поничка (Bulgarian) comes from Polish pączek, from Polish pąk, from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

поничка (Bulgarian): doughnut, donut

Definitions

  1. doughnut, donut

Ancestry of “поничка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpączekdoughnut; bud
2Polishpąkbud
3GermanPechpitch; bad luck, misfortune
4Old High Germanpeh—
5Proto-Germanic*pīk—
6Latinpixpitch, tar
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →