Where does “pšenice” come from?

pšenice (Czech) comes from Old Czech pšenicě, from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pšenice (Czech): wheat, any member of the genus "Triticum"

Definitions

  1. wheat, any member of the genus "Triticum"

Ancestry of “pšenice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechpšenicěwheat
2Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →Every word from Old Czech pšenicě →