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Where does “пестик” come from?

пестик (Russian) comes from Russian -и́к, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

пестик (Russian): pestle, stamper; pistil; pistol, gun

Definitions

  1. pestle, stamper; pistil; pistol, gun

Ancestry of “пестик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-и́к—
2Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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