Where does “piece” come from?

piece (Polish) comes from Polish piec, from Proto-Slavic peťь, from Proto-Slavic peťi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pektei, from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

piece (Polish): inflection of piec: ## nominative plural ##...

Definitions

  1. inflection of piec: ## nominative plural ##...

Ancestry of “piece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiecoven; furnace
2Proto-Slavicpeťьoven
3Proto-Slavicpeťito bake; to get motivated, to put effort into, to...
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpekteito bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpékʷetito be cooking; to ripen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pékʷeti →