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Where does “pištás” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pištás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tó-s—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “pištás”

  • पिष्ट
  • 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞
  • पीट
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