Where does “pys” come from?

pys (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh pys, from Proto-Brythonic *pɨs, from Latin pīsum, from Ancient Greek πίσον, from Ancient Greek πίσος — pea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum".

pys (Welsh): peas

Definitions

  1. peas

Ancestry of “pys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshpys
2Proto-Brythonic*pɨs
3Latinpīsumpea, pease
4Ancient GreekπίσονQuoted by comic poet Alexis; pea, pease, seed of...
5Ancient Greekπίσοςpea, pease, seed of "Pisum sativum"

Words derived from “pys

Every word from Ancient Greek πίσοςEvery word from Ancient Greek πίσονEvery word from Latin pīsum