Where does “popisný” come from?

popisný (Czech) comes from Czech popis, from Czech -pis, 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...

popisný (Czech): descriptive

Definitions

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Ancestry of “popisný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpopisdescription
2Czech-pisforms nouns relating to "writing"
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 →