Where does “pierś” come from?

pierś (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pьrsь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

pierś (Polish): breast, chest; breast

Definitions

  1. breast, chest; breast

Ancestry of “pierś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьrsьchest, breast
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀśischest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

Words derived from “pierś”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьrsь →