Where does “pšenica” come from?

pšenica (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pšenica (Lower Sorbian): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “pšenica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →
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