Where does “píchatka” come from?

píchatka (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.

píchatka (Czech): diploe

Definitions

  1. diploe

Ancestry of “píchatka”, step by step

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