Where does “писач” come from?

писач (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пиша, from Old Church Slavonic пьсати, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

писач (Bulgarian): scribe, penman

Definitions

  1. scribe, penman

Ancestry of “писач”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпишаto write; to compose; to say, to read, to consist...
2Old Church Slavonicпьсатиto write
3Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →