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.
описа́ние (Russian): description
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Ancestry of “описа́ние”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | описа́ть | to describe, to depict, to portray to represent in words |
| 2 | Russian | писа́ть | to write |
| 3 | German | pissen | to piss; to piss down |
| 4 | Middle Low German | pissen | — |
| 5 | Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | pissen | to piss |
| 7 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 9 | Latin | pissio | I piss |