Where does “hnidopich” come from?

hnidopich (Czech) comes 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.

hnidopich (Czech): hairsplitter, nitpicker

Definitions

  1. hairsplitter, nitpicker

Ancestry of “hnidopich”, step by step

hnidopich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech píchat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpíchatto prick, to stab, to poke
2Old Czechpíchatito stab, to poke
3Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Czech hnida

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechhnidanit
2Old Czechhnida—
3Proto-Slavicgňidanit
4Proto-Balto-Slavicgnī́ˀdāˀnit

Words derived from “hnidopich”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš- →