Where does “пшеничный” come from?

пшеничный (Russian) comes from Russian пшени́ца, from Old East Slavic пьшеница, from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пшеничный (Russian): wheat, wheaten

Definitions

  1. wheat, wheaten

Ancestry of “пшеничный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпшени́цаwheat
2Old East Slavicпьшеницаwheat
3Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →Every word from Old East Slavic пьшеница →