Where does “pstrzyć” come from?

pstrzyć (Polish) comes from Polish pstry, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pstrzyć (Polish): to make variegated or motley, to add spots to, to dot

Definitions

  1. to make variegated or motley, to add spots to, to dot

Ancestry of “pstrzyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpstryspotted; motley; variegated
2Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
3Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pstrzyć”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →
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