Where does “pica” come from?
pica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pízda, from Proto-Slavic pizda, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pīˀsdāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European písdeh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁epi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eps.
Ancestry of “pica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | pízda | cunt |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pizda | vulva |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pīˀsdāˀ | vulva; buttocks? |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | písdeh₂ | vulva |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |
Words derived from “pica”