Where does “пописати” come from?

пописати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian по, from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

пописати (Serbo-Croatian): to list (make a list), inventory (items)

Definitions

  1. to list (make a list), inventory (items)

Ancestry of “пописати”, step by step

пописати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

via Serbo-Croatian пи́сати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпи́сатиto write to form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate
2Proto-Slavicpьsatito draw, depict; to write
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpeiś-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →