Where does “за́пись” come from?

за́пись (Russian) comes from Russian записать, from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare — I piss.

за́пись (Russian): record, recording (e.g. sound)

Definitions

  1. record, recording (e.g. sound)

Ancestry of “за́пись”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзаписатьto write down, to enter; to record; to enroll, to...
2Russianписа́тьto write
3Germanpissento piss; to piss down
4Middle Low Germanpissen
5Dutchpissento piss
6Middle Dutchpissento piss
7Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
8Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
9LatinpissioI piss

Words derived from “за́пись

Every word from Latin pissioEvery word from Vulgar Latin pissiareEvery word from Old French pissier
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