Where does “picui” come from?

picui (Romanian) comes from Romanian pic, from Vulgar Latin picca, from Latin pittus, from Proto-Celtic bikkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

picui (Romanian): to drip

Definitions

  1. to drip

Ancestry of “picui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpica drop; a bit
2Vulgar Latinpicca—
3Latinpittussmall, little
4Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic bikkos →