Where does “pecka” come from?
pecka (Czech) comes from Russian пе́чка, from Russian пе́чь, from Old East Slavic печь, from Proto-Slavic peťь, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
pecka (Czech): stone, kernel; hickie
Definitions
- stone, kernel; hickie
Ancestry of “pecka”, step by step
pecka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian пе́чка
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | пе́чка | stove, oven |
| 2 | Russian | пе́чь | to bake |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | печь | stove |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | peťь | oven |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | peťi | to bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pektei | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pékʷeti | to be cooking; to ripen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
via Polish pękać
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pękać | to burst; to break; to fracture |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pǫkati | to burst; to crack |
via Proto-Slavic pъťьka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pъťьka | bud, kernel |