Where does “pioc” come from?
pioc (Irish) comes from Middle English picken, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pioc (Irish): to pick
Ancestry of “pioc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | picken | Alternative form of piken |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |