Where does “pigułka” come from?

pigułka (Polish) comes from Polish piguła, from Latin pilula, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pigułka (Polish): pill

Definitions

  1. pill

Ancestry of “pigułka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishpigułaAugmentative of pigułka; nurse
2LatinpilulaA small ball, globule; pellet; A pill
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pigułka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →