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Where does “писац” come from?

писац (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Slovak písať, from Proto-Slavic pьsati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic peiś-, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

писац (Serbo-Croatian): writer; author

Definitions

  1. writer; author

Ancestry of “писац”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakpísaťto write
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “писац”

  • романописац
  • текстописац
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