Where does “pčenica” come from?

pčenica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pčenica (Serbo-Croatian): wheat, Triticum aestivum

Definitions

  1. wheat, Triticum aestivum

Ancestry of “pčenica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →