Where does “печаль” come from?
печаль (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic печаль, from Proto-Slavic pečalь, from Proto-Slavic pekti, from Proto-Indo-European pekʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃-ép-kʷ-.
Ancestry of “печаль”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | печаль | grief, concern, loathing |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pečalь | burden; sorrow, grief, mourning; hard work |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pekti | to bake; bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pekʷ- | to cook; to ripen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃-ép-kʷ- | — |
Words derived from “печаль”