Where does “piśmiennik” come from?

piśmiennik (Polish) comes 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...

piśmiennik (Polish): man of letters, writer

Definitions

  1. man of letters, writer

Ancestry of “piśmiennik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpiśmiennyliterate
2Polishpismoscript, handwriting; script, writing system;...
3Old Polishpismoscript
4Proto-Slavicpisьmoletter
5Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
6Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “piśmiennik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →