Where does “отпевание” come from?

отпевание (Russian) comes from Russian отпева́ть, from Russian отпе́ть, from Russian пе́ть, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.

отпевание (Russian): burial/funeral service (in church), dirge

Definitions

  1. burial/funeral service (in church), dirge

Ancestry of “отпевание”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianотпева́тьto perform a funeral ritual for (someone)
2Russianотпе́тьto finish singing
3Russianпе́тьto sing
4Proto-Slavicpětito sing
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pěti →Every word from Russian пе́ть →