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Where does “pecsenye” come from?

pecsenye (Hungarian) comes from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

pecsenye (Hungarian): roast; selfishly acquired profit

Definitions

  1. roast; selfishly acquired profit

Ancestry of “pecsenye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pecsenye”

  • cigánypecsenye
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