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Where does “описа́ние” come from?

описа́ние (Russian) comes from Russian описа́ть, 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.

Ancestry of “описа́ние”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianописа́ть—
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 “описа́ние”

  • жизнеописание
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