Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pī́ts

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Suggested to be from *péyh₂-d-s ~ *pih₂-d-s-és, from *peyh₂- (“to swell (with milk, resin)”), cognate with Tocharian B pitke (“fat, grease, oil”), Proto-Germanic *faitaz (“fat”), Proto-Indo-Iranian *piHtú (“fat, tallow; food”), compare semantics of Hittite 𒊭𒂵𒀭 (ša-ga-an, “(animal) fat, tallow; pitch, resin”). Alternatively, related to *pewḱ- (“pine”).

*pī́ts m

1. pitch, resin

   Synonyms: *gʷétu, *sokʷós

2. pine tree

• *pik-
• *péyh₂-d-s ~ *pih₂-d-s-és

• *pī́t-u-s ~ *pit-éw-s
  • Proto-Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: πίτῠς (pítŭs, “pine”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *pī́tuš
    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *pī́tuṣ
      • Sanskrit: *पीतु (*pī́tu)
        • ⇒ Sanskrit: पीतुदारु (pī́tudāru, “resin tree”)

• *pits-nó-s
  • Proto-Italic: *pīnos
    • Latin: pīnus (“pine”) (see there for further descendants)

• *píts-ih₂ ~ *pits-yéh₂
  • Proto-Albanian: *pitšā
    • Albanian: píshë (“pine tree”)

• >? Proto-Tocharian: *päits
  • ⇒ Proto-Tocharian: *päits-ko-
    • Tocharian B: pitke (“fat, grease, oil”)
• >? Proto-Germanic: *faitaz (“fat”) (see there for further descendants)