Where does “psikus” come from?

psikus (Polish) comes from Polish pies, from Old Polish pies, from Proto-Slavic pьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic píśas.

psikus (Polish): joke, prank, trick

Definitions

  1. joke, prank, trick

Ancestry of “psikus”, step by step

psikus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishpiesA dog; A male dog; A male fox or badger
2Old Polishpiesdog
3Proto-Slavicpьsъdog
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpíśas—

via Polish kęs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkęsbite, mouthful, morsel, piece; billet
2Proto-Slavickǫsъpiece
3Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
4Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic píśas →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsъ →Every word from Old Polish pies →