Where does “piest” come from?

piest (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic pěstъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista, from Proto-Finnic pak'istak.

piest (Slovak): piston

Definitions

  1. piston

Ancestry of “piest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěstъpestle
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpaista—
3Proto-Finnicpak'istak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic pak'istak →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic paista →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěstъ →