Where does “pigog” come from?

pigog (Welsh) comes from Welsh pig, from Middle English pyke, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pigog (Welsh): prickly, thorny, spiky

Definitions

  1. prickly, thorny, spiky

Ancestry of “pigog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshpigbeak, bill; point, spike; spout
2Middle EnglishpykeA sharp round point or projection; A point or end...
3Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
4Proto-Germanic*pīk—
5Latinpixpitch, tar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →
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