Where does “pestrý” come from?

pestrý (Czech) comes from Polish pstry, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pestrý (Czech): variegated, varied

Definitions

  1. variegated, varied

Ancestry of “pestrý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpstryspotted; motley; variegated
2Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
3Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pestrý”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →
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