Where does “піщина” come from?

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

піщина (Ukrainian): a grain of sand

Definitions

  1. a grain of sand

Ancestry of “піщина”, 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 pěsъkъEvery word from Ukrainian пісок
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