Where does “пѣснь” come from?
пѣснь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic pěsnь, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.
пѣснь (Old Church Slavonic): song
Ancestry of “пѣснь”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pěsnь | song |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pěti | to sing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | poiH- | — |