Where does “pisemny” come from?

pisemny (Polish) comes 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...

pisemny (Polish): written

Definitions

  1. written

Ancestry of “pisemny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpismoscript, handwriting; script, writing system;...
2Old Polishpismoscript
3Proto-Slavicpisьmoletter
4Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pьsati →
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