Where does “пшённый” come from?

пшённый (Russian) comes from Russian пшено́, 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.

пшённый (Russian): millet

Definitions

  1. millet

Ancestry of “пшённый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпшено́millet
2Old East Slavicпьшеноmillet
3Proto-Slavicpьšenomillet
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpišena—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-en-om—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-en-om →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic pišena →