Where does “pistik” come from?

pistik (Krio) comes from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pistik (Krio): a lazy person

Definitions

  1. a lazy person

Ancestry of “pistik”, step by step

pistik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European pis-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

via Krio tik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kriotik—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis- →