Where does “пьхати” come from?

пьхати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pьxati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš-, from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пьхати (Old Church Slavonic): to push, to shove

Definitions

  1. to push, to shove

Ancestry of “пьхати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš- →