Where does “hnidopišství” come from?

hnidopišství (Czech) comes from Czech hnidopich, from Czech píchat, from Old Czech píchati, from Proto-Slavic pьxati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš-, from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

hnidopišství (Czech): nitpicking

Definitions

  1. nitpicking

Ancestry of “hnidopišství”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhnidopichhairsplitter, nitpicker
2Czechpíchatto prick, to stab, to poke
3Old Czechpíchatito stab, to poke
4Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš- →
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