Where does “básnictví” come from?

básnictví (Czech) comes from Czech básník, from Czech báseň, from Old Czech básn, from Proto-Slavic basnь, from Proto-Slavic bajati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti — to speak, to be talking.

básnictví (Czech): poetry

Definitions

  1. poetry

Ancestry of “básnictví”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechbásníkpoet
2Czechbáseňpoem
3Old Czechbásn—
4Proto-Slavicbasnьtale
5Proto-Slavicbajatito tell
6Proto-Balto-Slavicbā́ˀteito speak, tell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂tito speak, to be talking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéh₂ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic bā́ˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic bajati →