Where does “pěstъ” come from?

pěstъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista, from Proto-Finnic pak'istak.

pěstъ (Proto-Slavic): pestle

Definitions

  1. pestle

Ancestry of “pěstъ”, step by step

pěstъ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Balto-Slavic paista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicpaista—
2Proto-Finnicpak'istak—

via Proto-Indo-European peys-

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

Words derived from “pěstъ”

Every word from Proto-Finnic pak'istak →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista →