Where does “повесть” come from?

повесть (Kazakh) comes from Russian по́весть, from Old East Slavic повѣсть, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.

повесть (Kazakh): narrative, story, tale

Definitions

  1. narrative, story, tale

Ancestry of “повесть”, step by step

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