Where does “popiersie” come from?

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

popiersie (Polish): bust

Definitions

  1. bust

Ancestry of “popiersie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpierśbreast, chest; breast
2Proto-Slavicpьrsьchest, breast
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpírˀśischest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pírˀśis →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьrsь →