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Where does “пшеница” come from?

пшеница (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пшеница (Bulgarian): wheat; wheat seed; field of wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat; wheat seed; field of wheat

Ancestry of “пшеница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
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