Where does “пхати” come from?

пхати (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic пьхати, from Proto-Slavic pьxati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piš-, from Proto-Indo-European pis-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пхати (Ukrainian): to push, to shove

Definitions

  1. to push, to shove

Ancestry of “пхати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьхатиto push, to shove
2Proto-Slavicpьxatito push, to shove
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpiš-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-—
5Proto-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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