Where does “печаль” come from?

печаль (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pečalь, from Proto-Slavic pekti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

печаль (Old Church Slavonic): suffering, grief

Definitions

  1. suffering, grief

Ancestry of “печаль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpečalьburden; sorrow, grief, mourning; hard work
2Proto-Slavicpektito bake; bake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pekti →