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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “pek-”