Where does “prik” come from?

prik (Middle English) comes from Old English prica, from Proto-Slavic perti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic per-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “prik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpricaprick, hole, perforation; point, dot; jot, whit;...
2Proto-Slavicpertito push, to press; to oppose
3Proto-Balto-Slavicper-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic per- →