Where does “писмуле” come from?
писмуле (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian писмо, 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...
Ancestry of “писмуле”, step by step
писмуле traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Macedonian писмо
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | писмо | letter (piece of written communication) |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pisьmo | letter |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pьsati | to draw, depict; to write |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peiś- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via Macedonian уле
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | уле | — |