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Where does “пиха́ть” come from?

пиха́ть (Russian) comes 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 “пиха́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьхати—
2Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “пиха́ть”

  • пихнуть
  • запихать
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →