Where does “pésak” come from?
pésak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Czech -ák, from Proto-Slavic sъsàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic suś-, from Proto-Indo-European sewk-, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.
Ancestry of “pésak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | -ák | grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sъsàti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | suś- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |
Words derived from “pésak”