Where does “запихать” come from?
запихать (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.
Ancestry of “запихать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пиха́ть | — |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | пьхати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьxati | to push, to shove |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | piš- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pis- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |