Where does “pestrost” come from?

pestrost (Czech) comes from Czech pestrý, 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...

pestrost (Czech): colorfulness

Definitions

  1. colorfulness

Ancestry of “pestrost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpestrývariegated, varied
2Polishpstryspotted; motley; variegated
3Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
4Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →