Where does “живопис” come from?

живопис (Macedonian) comes 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...

живопис (Macedonian): painting

Definitions

  1. painting

Ancestry of “живопис”, step by step

живопис traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian писа́ти

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianписа́тиto write
2Old East Slavicпьсати—
3Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
4Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

via Ukrainian живи́й

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianживи́йlive, alive
2Proto-Slavicživъalive, live, living
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀwasalive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

Words derived from “живопис”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →