Where does “pestrý” come from?

pestrý (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pestrý (Slovak): variegated, motley

Definitions

  1. variegated, motley

Ancestry of “pestrý”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
2Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras →