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Where does “pchać” come from?

pchać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pьxati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš-, from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pchać (Polish): to push, to shove; to push, to persuade; to stab

Definitions

  1. to push, to shove; to push, to persuade; to stab

Ancestry of “pchać”, 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- →