Where does “запиха́ть” come from?

запиха́ть (Russian) comes from Russian пиха́ть, from Old East Slavic пьхати, from Proto-Slavic pьxati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš-, from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

запиха́ть (Russian): to push (in, into), to cram (in, into), to stuff (into)

Definitions

  1. to push (in, into), to cram (in, into), to stuff (into)

Ancestry of “запиха́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпиха́тьto push, to shove, to elbow
2Old East Slavicпьхатиto push, to shove
3Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš- →