Where does “pysanka” come from?

pysanka (English) comes from Ukrainian пи́санка, from Ukrainian писа́ти, from Old East Slavic пьсати, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pysanka (English): A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with...

Definitions

  1. A hand-decorated Ukrainian Easter egg with...

Ancestry of “pysanka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianпи́санкаEaster egg, usually a painted and/or decorated one
2Ukrainianписа́тиto write
3Old East Slavicпьсати—
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 →
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