Where does “упестриться” come from?
упестриться (Russian) comes from Russian упестри́ть, from Russian пёстрый, from Old East Slavic пьстръ, from Proto-Slavic pьstrъ, from Proto-Slavic pьsrъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic piśras, from Proto-Indo-European piḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Ancestry of “упестриться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | упестри́ть | to variegate, to diversify, to vary |
| 2 | Russian | пёстрый | variegated, motley; multicoloured; mixed |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | пьстръ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pьstrъ | variegated |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | pьsrъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | piśras | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | piḱrós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peyḱ- | to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to... |