Where does “пшеница” come from?
пшеница (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пьшеница, from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.
Ancestry of “пшеница”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | пьшеница | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pьšenica | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peys- | to grind, to crush |
Words derived from “пшеница”