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Where does “pek-” come from?

pek- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

Ancestry of “pek-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pek-”

  • izcepšana
  • pacepšana
  • pārcepšana
  • sacepšana
  • cepums
  • uzcepšana
  • ceptuve
  • cepiens
  • cepetis
  • cept
  • cepināt
  • ceplis
  • cepināšana
  • piecept
  • apcept
  • sacept
  • atcept
  • pacept
  • uzcept
  • iecept
  • izcept
  • apcepšana
  • nocept
  • cepšana
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