Where does “повествова́ть” come from?

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

повествова́ть (Russian): to narrate, to relate, to recount, to give an account (of)

Definitions

  1. to narrate, to relate, to recount, to give an account (of)

Ancestry of “повествова́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́вестьnarrative, story, tale
2Old East Slavicповѣстьtale, narration
3Proto-Slavic*pověstьtale, narration
4Proto-Slavic*povĕdtь—

Words derived from “повествова́ть”

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