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Where does “пьстръ” come from?

пьстръ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Ancestry of “пьстръ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpьstrъvariegated
2Proto-Slavicpьsrъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpiśras—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpiḱrós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “пьстръ”

  • пёстрый
  • пестреть
  • пёстренький
  • испещрить
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