Where does “пёстрый” come from?

пёстрый (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic пьстръ, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

пёстрый (Russian): variegated, motley; multicoloured; mixed

Definitions

  1. variegated, motley; multicoloured; mixed

Ancestry of “пёстрый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьстръ—
2Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
3Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “пёстрый”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →