Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/pečenь

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (to bake). Synchronically, either:

Further akin to Ancient Greek πέπων (pépōn, riped), Latin pepō (watermelon) (Greek borrowing).

Noun

*pečenь f

  1. roast
  2. liver

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “печень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress