Where does “печеричка” come from?

печеричка (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian печери́ця, from Spanish pecera, from Spanish pez, from Old Spanish pez, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “печеричка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпечери́цяchampignon, Agaricus bisporus
2Spanishpecerafish tank, aquarium
3Spanishpezpitch, tar; fish; idiot, dimwit
4Old Spanishpezpitch, tar; fish
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik-Every word from Latin pix