Where does “pšena” come from?

pšena (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

pšena (Serbo-Croatian): meal

Definitions

  1. meal

Ancestry of “pšena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьšenomillet
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpišena—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-en-om—
4Proto-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 →