Where does “пропи́ска” come from?

пропи́ска (Russian) comes from Russian пропи́сывать, from Russian прописа́ть, from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier — I piss.

пропи́ска (Russian): propiska, residence permit, (mandatory) registration (USSR)

Definitions

  1. propiska, residence permit, (mandatory) registration (USSR)

Ancestry of “пропи́ска”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпропи́сыватьwrite into
2Russianпрописа́тьto register
3Russianписа́тьto write
4Germanpissento piss; to piss down
5Middle Low Germanpissen—
6Dutchpissento piss
7Middle Dutchpissento piss
8Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
9Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
10LatinpissioI piss

Words derived from “пропи́ска”

Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →