Where does “pověstný” come from?

pověstný (Czech) comes from Serbo-Croatian povest, from Russian по́весть, from Old East Slavic повѣсть, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.

pověstný (Czech): famous, well-known

Definitions

  1. famous, well-known

Ancestry of “pověstný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpovesthistory
2Russianпо́вестьnarrative, story, tale
3Old East Slavicповѣстьtale, narration
4Proto-Slavic*pověstьtale, narration
5Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *pověstь →Every word from Old East Slavic повѣсть →