Where does “Pisar” come from?

Pisar (English) comes from Russian писарь, from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare — I piss.

Ancestry of “Pisar”, step by step

Pisar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian писарь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianписарьclerk; scribe, scrivener
2Russianписа́тьto write
3Germanpissento piss; to piss down
4Middle Low Germanpissen—
5Dutchpissento piss
6Middle Dutchpissento piss
7Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
8Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
9LatinpissioI piss

via Serbo-Croatian pisar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpisarscribe
2Serbo-Croatianpísatito write
3Frenchpisserto piss; to pour with

via Czech písař

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpísařscribe
Every word from Latin pissio →