Where does “Pecz” come from?

Pecz (Polish) comes from Polish pąk, from German Pech, from Old High German peh, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Pecz (Polish): buds of trees or shrubs that bloom in spring, collectively

Definitions

  1. buds of trees or shrubs that bloom in spring, collectively

Ancestry of “Pecz”, step by step

Pecz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pąk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpąkbud
2GermanPechpitch; bad luck, misfortune
3Old High Germanpeh—
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via Hungarian Pécs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianPécs—
2Proto-Slavicpętьfive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →