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

Definitions

  1. sand rock, sandstone

Ancestry of “peščenjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpésak—
2Czech-ákgrader; from nouns forms nouns that indicate the...
3Proto-Slavicsъsàtito suck
4Proto-Balto-Slavicsuś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewk-to bend, turn; to suck
6Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewk- →Every word from Czech -ák →