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
- a grain of sand
Ancestry of “піщина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | пісок | sand; granulated sugar |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pěsъkъ | sand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pē(n)s-u-ko- | — |