Where does “по́весть” come from?

по́весть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic повѣсть, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.

по́весть (Russian): narrative, story, tale

Definitions

  1. narrative, story, tale

Ancestry of “по́весть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicповѣстьtale, narration
2Proto-Slavic*pověstьtale, narration
3Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—

Words derived from “по́весть”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь →Every word from Proto-Slavic *pověstь →Every word from Old East Slavic повѣсть →