Where does “пе́сня” come from?
пе́сня (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic pěsnь, from Proto-Slavic pěti, from Proto-Indo-European poiH-.
Ancestry of “пе́сня”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pěsnь | song |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pěti | to sing |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | poiH- | — |
Words derived from “пе́сня”