Where does “pichať” come from?

pichať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic pьxati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš-, from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pichať (Slovak): to stab, to poke

Definitions

  1. to stab, to poke

Ancestry of “pichať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš- →
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