Where does “piasta” come from?

piasta (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pěstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista, from Proto-Finnic pak'istak.

piasta (Polish): hub, nave

Definitions

  1. hub, nave

Ancestry of “piasta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěstъpestle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpaista—
3Proto-Finnicpak'istak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pak'istak →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěstъ →