Where does “пьсъ” come from?

пьсъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pьsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic píśas.

пьсъ (Old Church Slavonic): dog; bad person

Definitions

  1. dog; bad person

Ancestry of “пьсъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьsъdog
2Proto-Balto-Slavicpíśas
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic píśasEvery word from Proto-Slavic pьsъ