Where does “pismo” come from?

pismo (Polish) comes 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...

pismo (Polish): script, handwriting; script, writing system;...

Definitions

  1. script, handwriting; script, writing system;...

Ancestry of “pismo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pismo”

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