Where does “pismak” come from?

pismak (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...

pismak (Polish): journalist, scribbler

Definitions

  1. journalist, scribbler

Ancestry of “pismak”, 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 →