Where does “peščenjak” come from?
peščenjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pésak, 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.
peščenjak (Serbo-Croatian): sand rock, sandstone
Ancestry of “peščenjak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pésak | — |
| 2 | Czech | -ák | grader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | sъsàti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | suś- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sewk- | to bend, turn; to suck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sewh₁- | to press, push |