Where does “pečeně” come from?
pečeně (Czech) comes from Czech péct, 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-.
pečeně (Czech): roasted meat
Definitions
- roasted meat
Ancestry of “pečeně”, step by step
pečeně traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech péct
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | péct | to bake; to roast |
| 2 | Old Czech | péci | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Proto-Slavic *pečenь
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *pečenь | roast |