Where does “пшено́” come from?

пшено́ (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пьшено, from Proto-Slavic pьšeno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pišena, from Proto-Indo-European pis-en-om, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пшено́ (Russian): millet

Definitions

  1. millet

Ancestry of “пшено́”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьшеноmillet
2Proto-Slavicpьšenomillet
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpišena—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-en-om—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “пшено́”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-en-om →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pišena →