Where does “пшениця” come from?

пшениця (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic пьшеница, from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

пшениця (Ukrainian): wheat

Definitions

  1. wheat

Ancestry of “пшениця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпьшеницаwheat
2Proto-Slavicpьšenicawheat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьšenica →Every word from Old East Slavic пьшеница →