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Where does “pszono” come from?

pszono (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pьšeno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pišena, from Proto-Indo-European pis-en-om, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pszono (Polish): threshed millet

Definitions

  1. threshed millet

Ancestry of “pszono”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьšenomillet
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpišena—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-en-om—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pszono”

  • pszenny
  • Pszenny
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