Where does “пи́ка” come from?
пи́ка (Russian) comes from Polish pika, from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną — "low-pitch humming noise".
пи́ка (Russian): lance, pike
Definitions
- lance, pike
Ancestry of “пи́ка”, step by step
пи́ка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish pika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | pika | pike; genitive singular of pik; accusative... |
| 2 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 3 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 4 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 5 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 7 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |