Where does “пісочниця” come from?

пісочниця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian пісок, from Proto-Slavic pěsъkъ, from Proto-Indo-European pē(n)s-u-ko-.

пісочниця (Ukrainian): a device used to shake sand over ink to dry it; sander

Definitions

  1. a device used to shake sand over ink to dry it; sander

Ancestry of “пісочниця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпісокsand; granulated sugar
2Proto-Slavicpěsъkъsand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpē(n)s-u-ko-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pē(n)s-u-ko- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěsъkъ →Every word from Ukrainian пісок →
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