Where does “pšeńčny” come from?

pšeńčny (Upper Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian pšeńca, from Proto-Slavic pьšenica, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

pšeńčny (Upper Sorbian): wheat, wheaten

Definitions

  1. wheat, wheaten

Ancestry of “pšeńčny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbianpšeńcawheat
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 Upper Sorbian pšeńca →