Where does “повествовательный” come from?
повествовательный (Russian) comes from Russian повествова́ть, from Russian по́весть, from Old East Slavic повѣсть, from Proto-Slavic *pověstь, from Proto-Slavic *povĕdtь.
повествовательный (Russian): narrative, declarative
Definitions
- narrative, declarative
Ancestry of “повествовательный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | повествова́ть | to narrate, to relate, to recount, to give an account (of) |
| 2 | Russian | по́весть | narrative, story, tale |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | повѣсть | tale, narration |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | *pověstь | tale, narration |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *povĕdtь | — |