Where does “pechowy” come from?

pechowy (Polish) comes from Polish pech, 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.

pechowy (Polish): unfortunate, unlucky

Definitions

  1. unfortunate, unlucky

Ancestry of “pechowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpechmisfortune
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

Words derived from “pechowy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →