Where does “писмѧ” come from?

писмѧ (Old Church Slavonic) comes 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...

писмѧ (Old Church Slavonic): letter; writing

Definitions

  1. letter; writing

Ancestry of “писмѧ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “писмѧ”

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