Where does “písemnictví” come from?

písemnictví (Czech) comes from Czech písemný, from Czech písmo, from Old Czech písmo, 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...

písemnictví (Czech): literature

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  1. literature

Ancestry of “písemnictví”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpísemnýwritten
2Czechpísmofont
3Old Czechpísmo—
4Proto-Slavicpisьmoletter
5Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
7Proto-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 →