Where does “पिष्टक” come from?

पिष्टक (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पिष्ट, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pištás, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tó-s, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

Ancestry of “पिष्टक”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपिष्टcrushed, ground; kneaded; clasped, squeezed,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpištáscrushed, ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tó-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tó-s →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pištás →