Where does “picznik” come from?

picznik (Polish) comes from Polish pikać, from Proto-Vietic -kac, from Proto-Slavic -kati, from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ!.

picznik (Polish): ceiling bird, smoke detector

Definitions

  1. ceiling bird, smoke detector

Ancestry of “picznik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpikaćto beep
2Proto-Vietic-kac—
3Proto-Slavic-katiCreates onomatopoeic verbs denoting an action of...
4Proto-Slavicbьlkъ!—
Every word from Proto-Slavic bьlkъ! →Every word from Proto-Vietic -kac →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kati →
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