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
Ancestry of “писмѧ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pisьmo | letter |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pьsati | to draw, depict; to write |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peiś- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |
Words derived from “писмѧ”