Where does “Pechora” come from?
Pechora (English) comes from Russian печо́ра, from Old East Slavic печера, from Proto-Slavic peťera, from Proto-Slavic peťь, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-.
Pechora (English): A river in the Komi Republic and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Definitions
- A river in the Komi Republic and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Ancestry of “Pechora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | печо́ра | cave |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | печера | cave |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | peťera | cave |
| 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- | — |