Where does “piśmiennictwo” come from?
piśmiennictwo (Polish) comes from Polish piśmiennik, from Polish piśmienny, from Polish pismo, from Old Polish pismo, 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...
piśmiennictwo (Polish): letters, literature
Definitions
- letters, literature
Ancestry of “piśmiennictwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | piśmiennik | man of letters, writer |
| 2 | Polish | piśmienny | literate |
| 3 | Polish | pismo | script, handwriting; script, writing system;... |
| 4 | Old Polish | pismo | script |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pisьmo | letter |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | pьsati | to draw, depict; to write |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | peiś- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |