Where does “těsnopis” come from?

těsnopis (Czech) comes 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...

těsnopis (Czech): shorthand

Definitions

  1. shorthand

Ancestry of “těsnopis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czech-pisforms nouns relating to "writing"
2Proto-Slavicpisьmoletter
3Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
5Proto-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 →
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