Where does “писменост” come from?

писменост (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian пи́смен, from Bulgarian писмо́, from Proto-Slavic pisьmo, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

писменост (Bulgarian): writing system system of rules and conventions for graphic representation of data

Definitions

  1. writing system system of rules and conventions for graphic representation of data

Ancestry of “писменост”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianпи́сменwritten
2Bulgarianписмо́letter, epistle written message
3Proto-Slavicpisьmoletter
4Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
6Proto-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 →