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Where does “pis-” come from?

pis- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “pis-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pis-”

  • pchać
  • pьxati
  • piš-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →