Where does “pys” come from?
pys (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".
Ancestry of “pys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Brythonic | *pɨs | — |
| 2 | Latin | pīsum | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πίσον | Quoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πίσος | pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum" |