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Where does “пе́ть” come from?

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

Ancestry of “пе́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpětito sing
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpoiH-—

Words derived from “пе́ть”

  • напеть
  • петься
Every word from Proto-Indo-European poiH- →