Where does “péct” come from?

péct (Czech) comes from Old Czech péci, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

péct (Czech): to bake; to roast

Definitions

  1. to bake; to roast

Ancestry of “péct”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpécito bake
2Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-

Words derived from “péct

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti