Where does “писати” come from?
писати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
писати (Old Church Slavonic): to write
Definitions
- to write
Ancestry of “писати”, step by step
писати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Slavic pьsati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pьsati | to draw, depict; to write |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peiś- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
via Proto-Slavic pisati
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pisati | to write |