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Where does “pieśń” come from?

pieśń (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic pěsnь, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

pieśń (Polish): song; chant; ballad

Definitions

  1. song; chant; ballad

Ancestry of “pieśń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpěsnьsong
2Proto-Slavicpětito sing
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →