Where does “pečalь” come from?

pečalь (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pekti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.

pečalь (Proto-Slavic): burden; sorrow, grief, mourning; hard work

Definitions

  1. burden; sorrow, grief, mourning; hard work

Ancestry of “pečalь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpektito bake; bake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpekʷ-to cook; to ripen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃-ép-kʷ-—

Words derived from “pečalь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pekti →