Where does “pískovec” come from?

pískovec (Czech) comes from Czech Písek, from Polish piesek, from Proto-Slavic pěsъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European pē(n)s-u-ko-.

pískovec (Czech): sandstone

Definitions

  1. sandstone

Ancestry of “pískovec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechPíseksand finely ground rock
2PolishpiesekDiminutive of pies; young or small dog
3Proto-Slavicpěsъkъsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpē(n)s-u-ko-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pē(n)s-u-ko-Every word from Proto-Slavic pěsъkъEvery word from Polish piesek