Where does “-pis” come from?

-pis (Czech) comes 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...

-pis (Czech): forms nouns relating to "writing"

Definitions

  1. forms nouns relating to "writing"

Ancestry of “-pis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpisьmoletter
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “-pis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ-Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati