Where does “pechhez” come from?

pechhez (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pech, from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pechhez (Hungarian): allative singular of pech

Definitions

  1. allative singular of pech

Ancestry of “pechhez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpechbad luck, misfortune
2GermanPechpitch; bad luck, misfortune
3Old High Germanpeh—
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →