Where does “pakšás” come from?
pakšás (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European peg-só-s, from Proto-Indo-European peg-, from English polyethylene glycol — Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of...
Ancestry of “pakšás”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | peg-só-s | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 3 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |